What can schools do to reduce carbon footprint?

What can schools do to reduce carbon footprint?

Waste prevention and recycling both reduce greenhouse gases associated with these activities by reducing methane emissions, saving energy, and increasing forest carbon sequestration. Usually schools address recycling first – more bins, additional/better signs, and education.

What is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases?

The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the United States is from burning fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation. EPA tracks total U.S. emissions by publishing the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.

What should my carbon footprint be?

The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one of the highest rates in the world. Globally, the average is closer to 4 tons. To have the best chance of avoiding a 2℃ rise in global temperatures, the average global carbon footprint per year needs to drop under 2 tons by 2050.

How can the government reduce carbon footprint?

Switching power plants, for example, from coal-burning to gas-burning can significantly reduce emissions. Equip fossil fuel plants with carbon capture and storage technology. Although it doesn't exactly reduce emissions, carbon capture technology does prevent emissions from reaching the atmosphere.

What is the average US carbon footprint?

The average carbon footprint of American households is astronomical by any standard, at 48 t CO2e. But in some suburban areas of greater Chicago, New York and San Francisco it is pushing towards 100 tonnes.