With all of this carbon footprinting and green living talk, I decided to finally find out what this carbon footprint was all about.
I found www.CarbonFootprint.com which lets you calculate how exactly your lifestyle is having an effect on the planet.
(Sort of)Good News:
- Your footprint is 12.29 tonnes per year
- The average footprint for people in United States is 20.40 tonnes
- The average for the industrial nations is about 11 tonnes
- The average worldwide carbon footprint is about 4 tonnes
- The worldwide target to combat climate change is 2 tonnes
Your Carbon Footprint:
| House | 0.70 tonnes of CO2 |
| Flights | 5.78 tonnes of CO2 |
| Car | 0.00 tonnes of CO2 |
| Motorbike | 0.00 tonnes of CO2 |
| Bus & Rail | 0.00 tonnes of CO2 |
| Secondary | 5.81 tonnes of CO2 |
Total = 12.29 tonnes of CO2
After calculating the energy spent at home, my grocery shopping even, my banking needs, I came out with a footprint of 12.29 tonnes a year. Less than the average American, but nowhere near the target of 2 tonnes per person for the worldwide target. Most of my footprints, not surprisingly are left in the form of airplane flights and secondary footprinting.
