The Contributing Factors of Individual Carbon Footprint based on Linear Regression

Abstract

Public concerns have been raised by recent climate changes. The temperature rise has and will result in more extreme weather and the melting of the Atlantic’s ice, which must be paid attention to. Different organizations have stressed the importance of achieving carbon neutrality after conducting investigations on the environment. The purpose of this paper is to address the issue of carbon emissions and seek solutions to meet the government’s objectives. This article selects several daily activities and correlates them with carbon emissions. Using the linear regression model as well as the stepwise regression model, the collected data can demonstrate how various daily activities affect an individual’s carbon emissions. The result shows that almost all daily activities that use fuel will eventually have an impact on an individual’s carbon footprint, as found in this paper. Moreover, this paper suggests several possible ways for future development to be achieved in order to achieve the realization of carbon neutrality