Carbon Footprint

How can we know how much our energy demand effects the environment? The carbon footprint is measured by different categories to find out the consumption of energy for each and individual person. The consumption depends on the person’s lifestyle and human demand effect the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. However, these measurements are related to one consumer only. In this report I will discuss these measurements and then I’ll compare my results with other consumers.

In order to know my footprint I had to go through two different websites meant to calculate footprints. Each website has its own question and style to do the calculations. However, these websites has many similarities in the concept of simulating these calculations. I calculated my results by answering few questions in four sections food, home, travel and stuff. These represent my lifestyle and show how the energy demands need. My average result was 3.095 planets. That means if every one on earth will have the same lifestyle I live with; then we will need 3 planets to survive. My main consumption was in cooling and IT.

I compared my results with two of my class mates and I found some similarities in our demand of energy. The first consumer was Nasser Al Hammadi; his average result was 2.5 planets. His main consumption of energy was in cooling and IT. The second consumer was Abdull Rahman Almarzouqi and his average result was 2.17 planets and his main energy consumption was in cooling and IT. This due the same environment we are living in. in the United Arab Emirates the weather is usually hot and dry. So many people consume more energy in cooling.
My recommendation about this high energy demand is to change my lifestyle and try to be more environmental friendly. However, these actions will change many things in my life but I hope it will help the earth in the future.

Bibliography:
CO2 emissions, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-time. 16 Apr. 2009 .
Heroes of the UAE. 16 Apr. 2009 .
WWF Footprint Calculator. 16 Apr. 2009 .