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    This document provides a carbon footprint calculator that allows users to calculate their carbon emissions from various daily activities and energy sources. It includes tables to calculate carbon emissions from heating a home with different fuels, driving or flying in motor vehicles, taking the bus or train, and generating electricity from a mix of energy sources. The user enters the relevant quantities and units, and the calculator returns the carbon emissions in kg of CO2 produced. It aims to make tracking personal carbon footprints easier over time.

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    This document provides a carbon footprint calculator that allows users to calculate their carbon emissions from various daily activities and energy sources. It includes tables to calculate carbon emissions from heating a home with different fuels, driving or flying in motor vehicles, taking the bus or train, and generating electricity from a mix of energy sources. The user enters the relevant quantities and units, and the calculator returns the carbon emissions in kg of CO2 produced. It aims to make tracking personal carbon footprints easier over time.

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    This document provides a carbon footprint calculator that allows users to calculate their carbon emissions from various daily activities and energy sources. It includes tables to calculate carbon emissions from heating a home with different fuels, driving or flying in motor vehicles, taking the bus or train, and generating electricity from a mix of energy sources. The user enters the relevant quantities and units, and the calculator returns the carbon emissions in kg of CO2 produced. It aims to make tracking personal carbon footprints easier over time.

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    Carbon Footprint Calculator Offline

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    This document provides a carbon footprint calculator that allows users to calculate their carbon emissions from various daily activities and energy sources. It includes tables to calculate carbon emissions from heating a home with different fuels, driving or flying in motor vehicles, taking the bus or train, and generating electricity from a mix of energy sources. The user enters the relevant quantities and units, and the calculator returns the carbon emissions in kg of CO2 produced. It aims to make tracking personal carbon footprints easier over time.

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    Tabelle1

    Carbon footprint calculator and energy calculator


    http://timeforchange.org

    Conversion Conversion
    factor into Quantity in factor for
    Quantity Unit SI-unit SI-Unit SI-Unit kg CO2

    House Heating
    Heating with natural gas
    Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
    cubic metres 10 kWh 0 0.19
    100 cubic feets 28.32 kWh 0 0.19
    0 kWh 1 kWh 0 0.19

    Coal
    One sack of coal usually weighs 50 kg
    kg coal 7.583 kWh 0 0.32

    Wood
    kg 2.778 kWh 0 0.25

    Heating oil
    Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
    0 Litres 11.9 kWh 0 0.25
    kg 12 kWh 0 0.25
    Gallons (UK) 54.0974 kWh 0 0.25
    Gallons (US) 45.42 kWh 0 0.25

    Solar collector for heating


    kWh 1 kWh 0 0

    Heat pump
    kWh 1 kWh 0 0

    Car
    Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
    0.8 Litres petrol 9.58 kWh 7.664 0.24
    Gallons petrol (UK) 43.55068 kWh 0 0.24
    US-gallons gasoline 36.2603 kWh 0 0.24
    Litres diesel 10.52 kWh 0 0.25
    UK-gallons diesel 47.82392 kWh 0 0.25
    US-gallons diesel 39.8182 kWh 0 0.25

    Table to calculate the effective consumption from the average fuel consumption
    8 Litres fuel per 100 km 30 Miles per gallon (UK)
    10 Distance in km 0 Distance in miles
    0.8 -> consumption in litres 0 -> consumption in gallons (UK)

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    Electricity

    Use this table below to calculate the CO2 emission factor and the energy factors for your electricity mix.

    Composition of your electricity


    share in %
    coal 26% kWh 26 0.9
    oil 30% kWh 30 0.7
    natural gas 20% kWh 20 0.36
    nuclear energy 20% kWh 20 0.02
    hydroelectric 2% kWh 2 0
    PV solar 0% kWh 0 0.05
    wind 0% kWh 0 0.01
    geothermal 0% kWh 0 0.03
    wood 0% kWh 0 0
    waste 2% kWh 0
    Sum 100.00%
    weighted factors for mix: .5200

    Electricity consumption

    100 Kilowatt hours (kWh) .5200

    Plane trips (flights)


    Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
    10 km 0.625 kWh 6.25 0.72
    Miles 1.005625 kWh 0 0.72

    Bus trips
    Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
    10 km 0.284 kWh 2.84 0.25
    Miles 0.456956 kWh 0 0.25

    Train
    Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:

    10 km 0.2 kWh 2 0.2


    Miles 0.3218 kWh 0 0.2

    Please note
    As from mid of February, 2007, there will be a more convenient carbon footprint calculator online
    available at http://timeforchange.org. The online calculator allows to store individual contributions to the personal footprint

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    so that the actual carbon footprint and energy consumption over a period of time can be calculated.

    For questions, please feel free to either ask in our discussion forum or via mail
    juerg.rohrer (at) up-to-date.ch

    This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
    To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Sta

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    Point with the mouse to the red points to


    read comments and explanations.

    Conversion Conversion Non-renew-


    factor for factor for Renewable able
    kg CO2 renewable non-renewable energy energy
    produced energy energy used used

    0 0.0030 1.1970 0 0
    0 0.0030 1.1970 0 0
    0 0.0030 1.1970 0 0

    0 0 0

    0 1.0670 0.0240 0 0

    0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0
    0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0
    0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0
    0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0

    0 1.0070 0.0540 0 0

    0 1.0020 0.1000 0 0

    1.83936 0.0050 1.3630 0.03832 10.446032


    0 0.0050 1.3630 0 0
    0 0.0050 1.3630 0 0
    0 0.0040 1.2890 0 0
    0 0.0040 1.2890 0 0
    0 0.0040 1.2890 0 0

    Miles per gallon (UK)


    Distance in miles
    > consumption in gallons (UK)

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    or your electricity mix.

    23.4 0.0350 3.9780 0.91 103.428


    21 0.0180 3.3400 0.54 100.2
    7.2 0.0090 2.3160 0.18 46.32
    0.4 0.0120 4.0600 0.24 81.2
    0 1.1270 0.0290 2.254 0.058
    0 1.0040 0.3840 0 0
    0 1.2800 0.1020 0 0
    0 1.2800 0.2540 0 0
    0 1.1440 0.2090 0 0
    0 0.0310 0.2540 0.062 0.508

    .0419 3.3171

    52 .0419 3.3171 4.186 331.714

    4.5 0.0040 1.2760 0.025 7.975


    0 .0040 1.2760 0 0

    0.71 0.0040 1.2890 0.01136 3.66076


    0 .0040 1.2890 0 0

    0.4 0.04186 3.31714 0.08372 6.63428


    0 .0419 3.3171 0 0

    alculator online
    al contributions to the personal footprint

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    an be calculated.

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