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ICLEI Personal CO2 Calculation

Fill in the following form as accurately as you can and then press the "Calculate Emissions" button to calculate your yearly direct personal carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This will be compared to world averages and suggestions for reducing this amount will be given.

Note that this calculation only applies to direct personal emissions which typically represent about 25% of the total per capita CO2 emissions in industrialized countries. This calculation does not include emissions from other sectors of the economy that are related to personal consumption such as the emissions associated with the manufacture of goods or food. For example, the process of manufacturing an automobile results in CO2 emissions similar in magnitude to those released by the automobile over its lifetime.

General Information

  • City

  • Household Income

  • Age

  • Mother Tongue

CO2 Emissions at Home

  • Number of people living in your house: .

  • Kilowatt hours (kWh) used annually: Cost: .

  • Local source(s) of electricity: .

  • Characterize most of your electricity use: .

  • Amount of heating oil used each year: Cost: .

  • Amount of natural gas used each year: Cost: .

  • Yearly water consumption: .

Transportation Related CO2 Emissions

  • Yearly gasoline expense: .

  • Enter the number of kilometres (or miles for the metric challenged) you drive each year .

  • Percentage of your driving that is associated with commuting to work or school: %.

  • Number of people riding in your car on average (driver included): .

  • Could you take public transit to work? Yes No

  • Choose which vehicle most closely matches yours (if you don't own a car, choose the model that matches the type of vehicle you ride in most often):

    Full-size car/sports-utility vehicle: 15 litres/100km (15 miles/US gal.);
    Mid-size car/sports/luxury car: 12 litres/100 km (20 miles/US gal.);
    Compact car: 9 litres/100 km (30 miles/US gal.); or
    Fuel-efficient Subcompact car: 6 litres/100km (40 miles/US gal.).

  • Yearly travel on public transit (bus, streetcar, etc.): .

  • Yearly travel by air: .

  • Yearly travel by train: .

There are many options for improving this program, if you have any comments or suggestions for improvements, send an email to sbaird@iclei.org.

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