Footprint checklist

Map your carbon footprint and discuss how to reduce our negative impact on the environment do it online with this:

• Online version or,
• Printable version created by Kandersteg International Scout Centre

In small groups, let participants discuss and share the results of their footprint calculation.

The facilitator explains why it is essential for individuals to reduce their carbon footprint: by reducing it, we also reduce the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This reduction can help lessen the severity of future climate change. Imagine if each person took care of their consumption in an environmentally friendly way, we would have a better and healthy world for us and the other habitats)

You can use these background reading materials and educational resources to go deeper into the learning and exploration journey of the carbon footprint calculation.

• Global Footprint Network