Lab 5 – Carbon Cycle and Ecological Footprint (18 points)

1. Include your NAME, CLASS TITLE, LAB SECTION, LAB NUMBER, and DATE in your assignment file.

2. Go to https://www.footprintnetwork.org/resources/footprint-calculator/; 3. Click “CALCULATE YOUR FOOTPRINT” on the top of the page; 4. Finish your Carbon Footprint calculation; 5. Record numbers on the result pages (2 pages) and fill out the table below: (5 points)

6. The result pages should be something like these:

! ! Assignment Questions:

1. Define “Earth Overshoot Day”. (1 point) 2. Compare your personal Earth Overshoot Day to the Earth Overshoot Day in 2018.

(2 points) 3. Compare your personal number(s) of Earth to the average number(s) of Earth for

different countries (shown in this below list): (1 point)

! 4. Go to http://data.footprintnetwork.org/#/;

Your Earth Overshoot Day

Your Number of Earth

Your Ecological Footprint (gha)

Your Carbon Footprint (ton/year)

Your Carbon Footprint (% of your total Ecological Footprint)

https://www.footprintnetwork.org/resources/footprint-calculator/
http://data.footprintnetwork.org/%23/
a. How does your ecological footprint compare to the available biocapacity per person on Earth in 2016?(2 points)

b. How does the average biocapacity of the U.S. compare to the global average biocapacity per person?(2 points)

c. How does the the biocapacity per person compare to the ecological footprint per person in the U.S.? Does the country have a biocapacity deficit or reserve? (2 points)

5. Compare your Carbon Footprint (CO2 emissions in tonnes per year) to the CO2 emissions (metric tons or tonnes in 2015) from the countries listed below.(1 point)

6. Compare the total CO2 emission and per capita CO2 emission of each country (listed below). What do you notice? Explain. (2 points)

! Source:https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/science-and-impacts/science/each-countrys-share-of-co2.html

https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/science-and-impacts/science/each-countrys-share-of-co2.html