How
many people are in your household?
This is the number of people for whom you are calculating
emissions
LIFESTYLE
Enter your data
Pounds of CO2 per year
Electricity
Electricity Total:
What is
your average monthly household electric bill?
$
Natural
Gas
Natural Gas Total:
What is
your average monthly household natural gas bill?
$
Heating
Oil
Heating Oil Total:
What is
your average monthly heating oil (fuel
oil) bill?
$
HOME ENERGY INFO: Appliances, lighting, heating, cooling, water heating, and
leakages all contribute to your energy usage. Conduct a home energy audit to
determine how and when you use energy and how you can minimize the
excess--and your bills.
Waste
and Recycling
Waste and Recycling Total:
Does
your household recycle:
Paper?
YES
NO
Glass?
YES
NO
Plastic?
YES
NO
Aluminum
and steel cans?
YES
NO
RECYCLING INFO: Recycling your household trash diverts material from
landfills and provides raw material for use in remanufacturing. This helps
reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the landfill as well as emissions
associated with the production and manufacturing of new products. Check with
your municipality to learn how you can recycle at home.
Food
and Diet
Food and Diet Total:
Does
your household eat meat:
most meals
most days
rarely
never
Does
your household eat organic foods:
mostly
sometimes
rarely
FOOD INFO: Agricultural activity accounts for 7% of all greenhouse gas
emissions in the U.S. Cutting down on meat and animal product consumption
reduces emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas primarily associated
with animal agriculture. Eating organic products reduces emissions by
reducing the energy used to produce the fertilizers and pesticides used in
conventional agriculture.
LIFESTYLE TOTAL:
TRANSPORTATION
Enter your data
Pounds of CO2 per year
Driving
Driving Total:
On
average, how many miles does your household drive? Indicate per week or per
year.
per week
per year
What
is the average fuel economy (miles per gallon) for your car(s)?
Look up your car's fuel economy at: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/sbs.htm
DRIVING INFO: Fuel economy and driving distance are equally important
factors in greenhouse gas emissions associated with driving. In fact, a
hybrid car driven for a few hundred miles per week contributes MORE emissions
than an SUV driven for less than a hundred miles per week. Give equal effort
to driving less, switching to more fuel-efficient cars, and car-pooling. More
importantly, consider eliminating car usage altogether and relying on public
transportation, walking, and cycling.
Flying
Flying Total:
How many
roundtrip flights does your household take annually
...that
are under 311 miles away?
...that
are 311-982 miles away?
...that
are over 982 miles away?
Look up
distances between airports at: http://www.webflyer.com/travel/milemarker/
FLYING INFO: Air travel is a significant contributor of greenhouse gas
emissions due to the large amount of fuel used (100 gallons) per passenger,
and it is growing faster than any other single source. Air travel emissions
are influenced by the length of the flight, because much of the fuel use is
attributed to take-off. Consider flying less, taking fewer longer trips
instead of more shorter trips, and using alternatives like videoconferencing
and other electronic communications.
TRANSPORTATION TOTAL:
GRAND
TOTALS
Pounds CO2 /year:
Metric tons CO2 /year:
Compared to the national
average (20 metric tons per person per year), you emit…
Waste
Diet
