CARBON FOOTPRINT THE RIGHT ONES Isabel Dominguez Ivan Zdravic Cesar Orozco

TABLE OF CONTENTS  Pg. 1 – Title  Pg. 2 – Table of contents  Pg All About Us  Pg. 6 - Napa County  Pg. 7 – California  Pg – United States  Pg. 10 – 11 – World  Pg. 12 – 16 Proposal  Pg. 17 – Conclusion  Pg. 18 – References

ALL ABOUT US  Isabel, single mother in her forties. Works full time and a par time and par time school. She cooks and maintains her home. Takes advantage of family time. Recycles as much as she can. Most of her family's diet is vegetarian and she drives a lot.  Ivan, married, in his late thirties. Works full time and attends school full time. He cooks and maintains his home and his garden. Families diet consist of meat multiple times a week. Recycles and compost as much as he can. Rides his bicycle when ever he can.  Cesar, lives with his parents, in early twenties. Works full time and school full time. I cook and help maintain our home. His family's diets consist of meat multiple times a day. I drive every where!

OUR ENVIRONMENT IMPACT  Energy  Our average electrical usage is Kwh annually  Our average natural gas usage is Therms annually  Transportation  Our average mileage annually is miles  Water  Our annual average usage is gallons per household  For cooking, watering our gardens, drinking, bathing and normal daily activities

OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT CONTRIBUTION Home 12345_x_x Isabel Cesar Ivan Transport Isabel Cesar Ivan  Our average of CO2 emissions from our home is 3.98 MT a year  Our average of CO2 from transportation is 7 MT a year Calculators 1- Carbon Footprint: 2- Cool Climate Network: 3- The Nature Conservancy: 4- US Environmental Protection Agency: 5- Terrapass:

NAPA COUNTY CARBON FOOTPRINT  Napa County population: 136, 484  Napa County Annual CO2 emissions: MT( 2005)  Napa County per capita CO2 emissions: 8.9 MT  Within Napa County, Calistoga had the lowest per capita emissions — 5.5 tons — while the unincorporated area had the highest, 19.3 tons, reflecting the many miles of roads outside cities

CALIFORNIA CARBON FOOTPRINT RankJurisdictionAnnual CO2 emissionsPercentagePopulationPercentageCO2 emissions (in millions of metric tons) of total (population in2011) of totalper capita emissionspopulation(in metric tons) -States Total5, %311,587, % Texas %25,631, % California %37,683, %9.18 3Pennsylvania %12,743, % Ohio %11,541, % Florida %19,082, %11.9 6Illinois %12,859, %17.5 7Louisiana %4,574, % Indiana %6,516, % New York %19,501, %8.1 10Michigan %9,876, %15.9

UNITED STATES CARBON FOOTPRINT

WORLDS CARBON FOOTPRINT  Worlds total of CO2 : 35,669, %  #1 China10,540,00030%  #2 United States5,334,00015%  #3 European Union3,415,00010%  #4 India2,341,0007%  #5 Russia1,766,0005%  #6 Japan1,278,0004%  #7 Germany767,0002%  Rest Of The World 10,228,00027%

UNITED STATES CARBON FOOTPRINT

WORLDS CARBON FOOTPRINT

PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE In order to reduce our emissions most effectively, we need to know where they come from. Our study shows that our emissions come from five areas: transportation, heating/cooling your home, appliances and other energy users in your home, your food, and all the stuff you buy. 1. Transportation is the biggest area, and the vast majority comes from cars and trucks. For almost all of us, our cars are the single biggest personal contribution to climate change. That means when it comes time to buy your next car, choosing one with the best possible gas mileage that meets your family’s needs offers one of your biggest opportunities to cut emissions.

RIDE BICYCLE MORE OFTEN USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHEN YOU CAN.

HOME HEATING AND COOLING IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT AREA. UPGRADING YOUR FURNACE OR AIR CONDITIONERS TO HIGHLY EFFICIENT MODELS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN REDUCING YOUR EMISSIONS. SO CAN SEALING AIR LEAKS, BECAUSE AIR LEAKS IN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HOME MAY SQUANDER 15 TO 25 PERCENT OF THE HEAT OUR FURNACES GENERATE IN WINTER AND ACCOUNT FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF UNWANTED HEAT OUR HOMES GAIN IN SUMMER. THAT’S EQUIVALENT TO LEAVING A WINDOW IN YOUR HOME WIDE OPEN ALL THE TIME. HOME ENERGY USE FROM ALL THE ELECTRICITY WE USE TO POWER OUR APPLIANCES AND ELECTRONICS IS ANOTHER BIG SOURCE OF YOUR EMISSIONS, AND ONE WITH LOTS OF ROOM FOR REDUCTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, COMPACT FLUORESCENT AND LED BULBS GIVE YOU THE SAME AMOUNT OF LIGHT WHILE USING ONE QUARTER OF THE ELECTRICITY OR LESS. SO YOU’D HAVE TO SHUT OFF YOUR INCANDESCENT BULBS ENTIRELY FOR THREE OUT OF EVERY FOUR DAYS TO ACHIEVE COMPARABLE SAVINGS.

FOOD ACCOUNTS FOR A SIZABLE PORTION OF OUR EMISSIONS. OF COURSE, WE ALL MUST EAT. BUT, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE CUTS HERE, YOUR BEST OPTION IS TO REDUCE YOUR CONSUMPTION OF MEAT, ESPECIALLY BEEF. THAT’S BECAUSE A POUND OF BEEF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME EIGHTEEN TIMES THE EMISSIONS OF A POUND OF PASTA. AN AVERAGE FAMILY OF FOUR THAT DECIDES TO CUT THEIR MEAT INTAKE IN HALF COULD AVOID ROUGHLY THREE TONS OF EMISSIONS ANNUALLY. EAT LESS MEAT AND LOCAL FOOD!

STUFF WE BUY—FROM TANGIBLE ITEMS LIKE CLOTHES AND FURNITURE TO SERVICES LIKE HAIRCUTS AND HEALTHCARE— ACCOUNTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR PERSONAL EMISSIONS. THAT SAID, SIMPLY BUYING LESS STUFF OR PURCHASING RECYCLED OR RECLAIMED ITEMS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY TRIM YOUR PERSONAL EMISSIONS.

SUPPORT RENEWABLE ENERGY

 Change Your Lightbulbs  Unplug Your Gadgets  Drive a low carbon vehicle  Take Public Transit or Carpool  Filter Your Own Water  Adjust Your Curtains and Thermostat  Buy Local Food  Plant a Tree  Chose Energy-Efficient Kitchen Appliances  Drive better, Speeding and unnecessary acceleration reduce mileage  Insulation of home  Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.  Eat less meat.  Use water efficiently  Compost your food and yard waste

CONCLUSION  Carbon emissions to global warming and are caused by the burning of fossil fuels. They create the largest percentage of the greenhouse effect.  With proper education and implementation of reducing carbon emission we can decrease our carbon footprint.  “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”  ― Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi

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