FAIBER ANDRES CASTILLO

FIRST PARAGRAPH:

The calculation of my family's carbon footprint in total was 28.23 tons of CO2 emissions
per year. The component that contributes the least to CO2 emissions is energy use because
it only represents 5% of total emissions. In second place is the food we consume, as it
represents 27% of CO2 emissions. Finally, the component that emits the most CO2 and that
affects the emission of the carbon footprint is the use of transport and it occurs because I
travel a lot, that's why we consume a lot of gasoline. If we compare the results of my family
with the Colombian average, our emission is very high because in the country the footprint
is 7 tons and with the world average it is 18 tons, so the carbon footprint emission in my
family is also high. The Activist Greta Thunberg say that We are facing the sixth mass
extinction and the rate of extinction is 10,000 times faster than normal", when I hear this I
think that we are being selfish with ourselves and with those who come after us, it is that is
why we must become aware of what we are doing with our environment.

SECOND PARAGRAPH
Based on the calculation of my family's carbon footprint and comparing it with the
country's average and the world average, I worry that we are not helping to reduce C02
emissions because the tons are very high. As the component that emitted the most CO2 was
transport and I use a private vehicle, I think I should use more public transport to reduce my
carbon footprint. My mother says that since I was the one who travels the most, I should
take public transportation at least once a week. She is right and I consider that that would
be my contribution.

THIRD PARAGRAPH

After seeing these results it is important for me and my family that we change our habits to
improve our carbon footprint and not pollute too much. That is why my family agrees that
it is necessary to reevaluate the form and means of transportation we use and that this helps
to contribute to protecting the environment. I speak of the means of transport because it is
the element that pollutes the most and increases my carbon footprint, it means that I must
use public transport more days a week, and avoid making unnecessary trips. For the food
element, I think it is necessary to put red meat aside, or reduce its consumption. The above
changes will allow my carbon footprint to reduce significantly.