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by Dharmendra Kapri | 07-10-2014 23:04
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The contribution that each person makes to the world?s carbon emissions is known as carbon footprint. The smaller your footprint the more eco friendly you are! Have a go at the quick quiz below to work out how big your carbon footprint is, and for ideas on how to make it smaller: Answer honestly and give yourself 3 points for every answer a), 2 points for every answer b) and 1 point for every answer c) you have. 1) How do you get to school/College/Office each day? a) walk or cycle b) get the bus or train c) go by car 2) What do you recycle in your house? a) paper, card, glass, tin/aluminium, plastic and more b) only 1 or 2 of the above c) None of the above – we don?t recycle in our house. 3) In your house, how many energy efficient light bulbs are there? a) 5 or more b) between 1 and 5 c) none 4) When you have finished on the computer, or finished watching TV do you: a) Always turn them right off b) Leave them on standby c) Leave them on – someone else might want them later 5) For your holidays every year, your family tends to: a) Stay in the Country b) Take the ferry or train to Other Countries. c) Fly in an aeroplane within the Country or to another country 6) When your clothes are washed, are they a) Usually dried on the line or on clothes horses in the house b) Sometimes on the line or horses, sometimes in the tumble drier c) Always in the tumble drier 7) What type of car is used most often in your household (you might need help with this)? a) An efficient car with a small engine, running on bio-fuel or diesel b) A large petrol car with a big engine c) A big 4x4 car that is very powerful and fast. 8) Does your home electricity come from (ask for help on this one too): a)! solar panels on your house and a wind turbine in your garden b)! a new eco-friendly electricity company c)! a large, well-known and well-established electricity company |
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12 Comments
Thank you for sharing, Dharmendra!
Posted 30-11-2014 01:01
I have a small CFP! I think we should also include questions like how often do we plant trees,or take part in forest fires and forest conservation.
Posted 26-10-2014 13:57
I got 5 As, 2 Bs and a c>>>>Not bad maybe size 5-fish!
Posted 26-10-2014 13:53
I definately love this...can i adopt it and use it at my club...? Yes I can!!
Posted 26-10-2014 13:47
Well planned quiz. It si quite simple by effective.
Thanks for the report, Dharmendra
Posted 11-10-2014 18:31
I scored 20! This is good but I need to improve & must carry on with the green action.
I will share this quiz with my friends Dharmendra. Thanks for the same.
Posted 11-10-2014 13:30
Haha I got 20!!! Really happy that I got "well done". wow I really did it with full attention and had a great fun. Thank you Dharmendra:)
And I read a great report that future(by 2030) industry will be very eco-friendly in order to minimize the use of fossile fuels. And more hopefully, many technologies to support this trend are rapidly developed. So your hope may be reality earlier than we think.
Posted 08-10-2014 23:51
i find this very interesting to establish a viewpoint about my own environmentalism. :D
my score is 19. thanks God! but i still want to reduce my footprint. as Dharmendra said, "But really the biggest jobs are up to World Governments to reduce their carbon outputs." I live in a country with a lot of social, political and economic problems so the government is less often interested in environmental problems. so as a nation, we have a long way to go in this field. but I am happy by the fact that we Pakistanis already have very less carbon footprint on the planet. I wish the global village could have even lesser.
Posted 08-10-2014 20:30
Thanks for an interesting , simple to analyse way of knowing our carbon footprint. Mine is 19. Not bad , though still can be improved. Yes , I encourage my family and friends to reduce theirs as well.
Posted 08-10-2014 14:59
O my i got 11.. So I definitely need to work on reducing my carbon foot prints...
Posted 08-10-2014 02:55
I scored 19 :)
Wow great to know that means little footprint.
Thank you Dharmendra for the simple yet effective quiz to know about our carbon footprint.
Posted 08-10-2014 02:12
How did you do?
If you scored 8-12, you have a very big carbon footprint and you need to think of ways to make it smaller starting now!– think of those poor polar bears!If you scored 13-18, your carbon footprint is quite big you could still be ‘‘greener?? to do your bit to help the planet. But you are helping – thank you. If you scored 19-24 well done – you have a small carbon footprint and your efforts are excellent. See if you can shrink it even more, and encourage your friends and family to do the same.
But really the biggest jobs are up to World Governments to reduce their carbon outputs.
We can all lead by example, and the more people that do their bit the more the World Leaders will have to listen.However, things are never that simple and we will have to change certain aspects of our lifestyles which will not be as convenient or cheap if we are to slow down the rate of climate change. For example, recycled goods, low energy light bulbs and solar panels are all more expensive than the less eco-friendly alternatives. But if we really want to help, we must be prepared to pay more.
Posted 07-10-2014 23:09