What’s your carbon footprint? Do our quiz and fi nd out! Answer each question, then check your carbon footprint on page 164.
1. Travel a. How many kilometres do you travel each day by car?
b. How many times a year do you travel by plane, e.g., on holiday?
2. Daily life a. How many hours of television do you watch every day?
b. How many hours per day do you use a computer?
c. Do you leave your TV and computer on standby?
d. Do you have showers or baths?
3. Waste What percentage of your waste (e.g., paper, glass, plastic, etc.) is recycled?
4. Food How many times do you eat meat every week?
This quiz only gives you a rough idea of your carbon footprint. Do you want to work out the exact fi gure? Go online and do an interactive quiz. Search for Carbon Footprint Quiz.