Addtional posting

Mohammed Khalfan
Jasaim Al Marzoqai
Saif Al Shamsi
Sultan Hanash
Saleh Salem

Carbon Footprint

There are various ways to measure our impact on the earth from an environmental standpoint. One of these ways is by way of our carbon footprint. In the following report, I will define what a carbon footprint is, show how a carbon footprint measured, and show how I rank in comparison to others, my country and the worlds as whole and finally I’ll make some suggestions as to how we can reduce our carbon footprints.
Let’s now look at how is carbon footprint defined .A carbon footprint is the measurement of the effect human activities have on the environment. To clarify, “carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation etc” (carbon footprint 2).

There are two ways to measure a carbon footprint. One is by calculating the amount of emission released by a product or in its manufacturing .Another is by a product life cycle. We all have different carbon footprints because each person lives at a different standard and have certain element that affects our footprint on the planet. With that in mind it makes an accurate account of the world carbon foot print difficult to count as it is the calculation process consist of calculating the energy a person uses in their life, house, travel and transportation but even with this calculation being a rough one it still helps people to see how much their life style effects our planet and make us step back and see what we can do different.




Taking our attention to my ranking I measured my carbon footprint from the website http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ and http://www.myfootprint.org/. I answered my quizzes about food, Travel, home and stuff in different categories that were related to identify my carbon footprint. I scored the highest among my classmate with a total of 7.145 .My classmate Zabir recorded a reading of 2.585 making him the second, Mohammed Khalfan coming in third place with a reading of 2.205, Salah came fourth with a score of 1.7and finally Jassim scored 1.475. UAE has poor reputation as far as energy use is concerned .It was stated in the National Newspaper that” Mohammad al Jawdar, the director of strategy management at the EAD, said Abu Dhabi was unable to provide accurate statistics on environmental matters at present and this was one of the reasons for the country’s poor international reputation”(Todorova 1).

Finally, I will wrap up by turning out some recommendation to reduce the amount of carbon footprint. First point to take into account is concerns saving energy. To illustrate, Switch off all lights and electrical appliances when not in use and Choose energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs. According to http://extinct.wwf.org.uk website recycling is a perfect factor to reduce carbon footprint. (Re-think your lifestyle 1).For instance, buy recycled or recyclable products such as toilet tissue and stationery. Last point to consider is that saving water is one of the important factors to reduce carbon footprint. For example, don’t leave the tap running while you clean your teeth, washing your car and cooking.

In brief, this report helped me to principally become more attentive of my impact on the environment and take into consideration ways that I can also benefit the environment by becoming a responsible.

Works Cited

"Ecological footprint." Ecological footprint. 16 Apr. 2009 .

"Footprint calculator." Footprint calculator. 9 Apr. 2009 .

"Re-think your lifestyle." Re-think your lifestyle. 16 Apr. 2009 .

Todorova, Vesela. "New measures to gauge emirates? Carbon footprint." The National Newspaper [Abu Dhabi] 29 Apr. 2008: 1.
"What Is A Carbon Footprint?" Carbon Footprint. 9 Apr. 2009 .