Science Homework Help

Class activity on food, cuisine, and carbon footprint

1. Please write down your food consumption for yesterday’s breakfast, lunch and dinner. Which type of food has the highest carbon footprint, which food has the lowest carbon footprint, in terms of CO2 emissions per pound of food?
2. Please rank the following transport method for food from high to low carbon emission:

(a)Locally transported by truck;

(b)Nationally transported by train;

(c)Internationally transported by airplane

1. How many pounds of CO2 does it take to make a chicken burrito? How about a beef burrito?
2. Give five ideas for how to reduce your carbon footprint as a SJSU student.
3. How many percentages of the carbon footprint a US family uses for energy and transportation, respectively? What are the percentages of carbon footprint used for energy and transportation in a family in India and Africa?