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Personal Carbon Footprint Calculator
Use the column of boxes on the left to input your data. It is common to use anual figures when calculating your carbon footprint but you can use quartaly or monthly figures if you choose, just remember to use the same throughout the entire form.
kWh mains electricity
Electricity consumption
kgCO2
tonnes of coal
The total consumption of coal used for heating or cooking
kgCO2
kWh natural gas
Gas consumption for heating or cooking in Kwh
kgCO2
therms natural gas
Alternatively input your gas consumption for heating or cooking in the unit of therms
kgCO2
litres of petrol
This figure is based upon an average family car returning 30mpg. If you drive a smaller car achieving 40mpg for example, you could adjust the mileage accordingly to estimate CO2 emissions.
kgCO2
miles in a petrol car
Alternatively input your total distance travelled. The car mileage figure is based upon an average family car returning 30mpg. If you drive a smaller car achieving 40mpg for example, you could adjust the mileage accordingly to estimate CO2 emissions.
kgCO2
litres gasoil or diesel
Diesel vehicles have long been known to be more ecologically dirtier than petrol, however they also tend to deliver a greater mpg and so this figure will reflect that.
kgCO2
litres of LPG
LPG vehicles are significantly more ecological and economical in comparison to ordinary vehicles, and the figure produced here will reflect that.
kgCO2
miles on a train or bus
Travelling by bus or train depending upon the number of passengers can be significantly more economical than using a car and again this figure will reflect this.
kgCO2
miles in an aeroplane
This figure is based upon short-haul flights in economy class - you can add up to 50% for business class with a reduced seat density.
kgCO2
No. of bin liners (40 ltr)
Total waste you produce
kgCO2
Your Total Carbon Dioxide Emissions:

kgCO2

Your Equivalent Total:

kg Carbon

What these figures mean:
A result below 3000 kgCO2 (3 tonnes) would at least prove that you have awareness in the importance of reducing your impact on the environment. The result would reflect that you either recycle your waste, drive minimally or holiday locally. The figure is still certainly higher than the global average and you can reduce the result further by using energy efficient appliances, switching electricity supplier to a re-newable source or installing a solar panel or domestic wind turbine for example.
A result closely above 3000 kgCO2 (3 tonnes) is average for a developed country and if you are to believe the results of recent scientific studies you need to be thinking more about reducing this figure to at least below 3 tonnes ideally even lower. You can achieve this by using energy efficient appliances, switching electricity supplier to a re-newable source or installing a solar panel or domestic wind turbine for example; drive less, recycling more and when choosing a foreign holiday destination consider travelling by ferry or train, even better try visiting a location in your home country.
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