Carbon Footprint Calculator

How Big is Your Footprint?

Use Carbon Footprint Calculator below to determine the impact you have on our planet. As each of us go about our daily lives, we all unfortunately contribute to greenhouse gas emissions that are causing global warming & climate change. There are many small changes that each of us can do to 'Go Green' and reduce our carbon emissions.

The choices we make in our homes, our travel, what we buy and throw away, even the food we eat, can all contribute to reducing the amount of carbon we release into the atmosphere - making our 'carbon footprint' as small as possible and helping ensure a stable climate for future generations.

Climate change, deforestation, overgrazing, collapse of fisheries, food insecurity and the rapid extinction of species are all part of a single, over-arching problem: Humanity is simply demanding more from the Earth than it can provide.

By focusing on the single issue of climate change, we can address all of these symptoms, rather than trying to solve one problem at the cost of another.

Whether traveling in a car, or in an airplane, transportation contributes a large amount of carbon into the atmosphere.

Cars with average fuel efficiency will produce nearly 20 pounds of CO2-eq for every gallon of gasoline burned.

Air transportation's carbon footprint is larger than cars. The average round-trip flight across the U.S. emits about 6,000 pounds of CO2-eq, and short-haul flights emit even more CO2-eq per mile traveled than medium to long-haul flights.

In the USA, heating and cooling accounts for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. Heating and cooling usually consume more energy than any other home appliances.

Worldwide, agriculture contributes to nearly 14% of total greenhouse gas emissions. In the U.S., the food we eat accounts for 17% of our total fossil fuel consumption. On average, food travels 1,500 miles between the production location and the market. Meat products have a larger carbon footprint than fruits, vegetables, and grains: the carbon footprint of the average meat eater is about 1.5 tons CO2-eq larger than that of a vegetarian.

Humanity's carbon footprint has increased 11-fold since 1961. Reducing humanity's carbon footprint is the most essential step we can take to live within the means of our planet. In 2011 the Durban Conference wrote a comprehensive global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which come into force in 2020. Change is coming sooner than you think...

Use The Nature Conservancy's carbon footprint calculator below to measure your impact on our climate. It estimates how many tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases your choices create each year.

To get started, select the number of people in your home. Then choose whether you want to calculate a carbon footprint for yourself or for your household

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