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
Metric
tons CO2/year:
Compared to the national average
(20 metric tons per person per year), you emit...
