Personal Carbon Dioxide Calculation
Please use a consistent time period for categories (e.g. 1 year)
Number of household residents -
When average CO2 per person is required, aggregate fuel use and travel for all household members.
| Fuel Emissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 emission factors (kg CO2/unit) | Amount used/travelled | CO2 emitted (kg) | ||
| Electricity kg/kwh | kWH | |||
| Coal kg/tonne | 2500 | tonnes | ||
| Coke kg/tonne | 2800 | tonnes | ||
| Heating oil kg/litre | 3.0 | litres | ||
| Propane/LPG kg/kg | 3.0 | kg | ||
| Wood (air dried) kg/t | 700 | tonnes | ||
| Natural gas kg/kWh | 0.206 | kWH | ||
| Travel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 emission factors (kg CO2/unit) | Amount used/travelled2> | CO2 emitted (kg) | ||
Air travel kg/km
|
0.3 | km | ||
| Rail travel kg/km
|
0.06 | km | ||
| Bus travel kg/km | 0.09 | km | ||
| Car Travel ( Use either method 1 or method 2 ) | ||||
| Method 1 - enter litres of petrol/diesel used | ||||
| Petrol kg/litre | 2.3 | litres | ||
| Diesel kg/litre | 2.6 | litres | ||
| Method 2 - typical cars and distance travelled | ||||
| Small car kg/km | 0.15 | km | ||
| Medium car kg/km | 0.25 | km | ||
| Large car/SUV kg/km | 0.37 | km | ||
| Motor cycle travel kg/km | ||||
| Upto 125 cc | 0.08 | km | ||
| 125 to 500 cc | 0.11 | km | ||
| Above 500 cc | 0.15 | km | ||
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Total | tonnes carbon dioxide |
| Per person | tonnes carbon dioxide |
| How your total compares to the rest of the world | ||||
| Your total | ||||
| UK Average | 5.4 | |||
| India | 1.2 | |||