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CoolClimate)Carbon)Footprint)Calculator) ! Approximately!85-87%!of!primary!energy!consumption!globally!comes!from!fossil! fuel!combustion.!!Energy!use!and!greenhouse!gas!emissions!therefore!are!largely! synonymous.!!! ! Carbon!footprint!calculators!can!help!to!“personalize”!this!energy!use,!an!important! first!step!toward!taking!individual!responsibility!for!its!impact.!!They!also!help!to! build!a!greater!awareness!of!how!the!consumption!of!relatively!cheap!energy! supports!virtually!aspect!of!our!present!lifestyles.!!! ! The!CoolClimate!Carbon!Footprint!Calculator!has!been!chosen!because!it!is!easy!and! fun!to!use,!while!simultaneously!offering!the!opportunity!to!input!a!quite!detailed! picture!of!your!personal!energy!use!patterns.! ! Your!assignment!has!three!parts:! ! 1. Complete!a!carbon!footprint!estimate!for!yourself!or!your!household!using! the!CoolClimate!calculator.!!(https://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/calculator,!or! see!link!provided!in!Unit!1!–!Introduction!module).! ! You!will!find!both!“Simple”!and!“Advanced”!input!menus;!you!may!wish!to!try! both!to!see!how!they!affect!the!results.! ! 2. This!is!where!the!fun!starts!!!Click!the!“Take!Action”!tab,!where!you!will!find! a!number!of!specific!options!for!reducing!your!carbon!footprint.!!!Your!goal!is! to!reduce!your!emissions!by!25%.!!Note!that!some!of!the!available!options! require!substantial!lifestyle!changes,!an!upfront!monetary!investment,!or! both.!!On!the!other!hand,!many!options!also!offer!to!provide!annual!monetary! savings.! ! 3. Report!your!results!back!to!the!class!via!the!Canvas!discussion!forum.!! Specify!which!reductions!you!have!chosen,!your!percentage!CO2!reduction,! the!annual!dollars!saved,!and!your!upfront!cost.! !...