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joglynne
13-09-2007, 19:19
With all the information now being reported about CO2 emmisions and climate changes I have been looking at the amount of CO2 my household generates.

I wondered if any one else would also be interested using this Carbon Calculator.

http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/index.html
cimt
13-09-2007, 19:26
0.86 tonnes a year on the first section.
Delta Whiskey
13-09-2007, 19:35
Your CO2 Result for your home is 1.77 tonnes per year.
Your CO2 Result for your appliances is 1.18 tonnes per year.

Your CO2 result is 2.95 tonnes per year.
cimt
13-09-2007, 19:36
http://www.tehupload.com/10981145436.png

Is that good?
monkey2468
13-09-2007, 19:50
You have very low scores.
I don't.
Total per year: 12.67 tonnes
home:3.78
appliances:2.06
travel 6.83

Travel is the killer as the wife has a car which is used for business travel.
joglynne
13-09-2007, 20:03
My score came out as 7.00 tonnes a year for our home.

Heating : 3.13 tonnes.
Appliances : 1.79 tonnes.
Transport : 2.08 tonnes.


Not too bad against the National Average of 10.22.
Escapee
13-09-2007, 20:03
5.74 tons per year
homealone
13-09-2007, 20:57
6.93 tonnes per year


home 4.26
appliances 1.52
travel 2.87


I think I get marked up for no cavity insulation - my walls have no cavity, just 2 layers of very hard brick ;)
Alien
13-09-2007, 21:12
My score came out as 7.00 tonnes a year for our home.

Heating : 3.13 tonnes.
Appliances : 1.79 tonnes.
Transport : 2.08 tonnes.

Home : 2.45 tonnes
Appliances : 4.62 tonnes
Transport : 0 tonnes
Total : 7.07 tonnes

Not too bad against the National Average of 10.22.
The national average total is 4.47 tonnes per year
:erm: :confused:
greencreeper
13-09-2007, 23:33
Heating: 4.07 tonnes
Appliances: 1.21 tonnes
Transport: 0 tonnes :erm:

Total 5.28 tonnes pa compared to national average of 10.22 tonnes pa, and a target of 4.23 tonnes pa

It doesn't really work that well. I had to say "yes" to draught-proofing even though it's not needed - I have uPVC doors and windows. And I said "no" to loft insulation and then realised I'm sat in the loft, so it would be tricky to fit :p:
danielf
14-09-2007, 00:02
Oh dear. For a family of two:

Home: 5.3 (national average: 4.5)
Appliances: 0.9 (national average 1.56)
Travel: 15.5 (national average: 4.10)

I think it's the flying and my wife's one hour commute to work :(
Graham M
14-09-2007, 08:05
7.67 Tonnes for the whole house :)
Tinky
14-09-2007, 09:06
6.01 tonnes per year

3.78 Home
1.97 Appliances
.26 Travel
Xaccers
14-09-2007, 11:05
Doesn't take into account cars running on veg oil.
Delta Whiskey
14-09-2007, 11:54
Doesn't take into account cars running on veg oil.

You've had your chips then :D
monkey2468
14-09-2007, 12:43
Oh dear. For a family of two:

Home: 5.3 (national average: 4.5)
Appliances: 0.9 (national average 1.56)
Travel: 15.5 (national average: 4.10)

I think it's the flying and my wife's one hour commute to work :(
I blamed the wify too!;)
handyman
14-09-2007, 14:02
home : 0.14 (heated by log fire )
appliances : 1.18 (probably did not take into account that 2 pcs are on 24/7)
travel : 5.62 (we are rural based so have no public transport so to speak and a long commute.

Total : 7.56 not bad
lostandconfused
14-09-2007, 16:23
home : 4.69
appliances : 0.14
transport :6.46

total : 11.11

home is about the national average, appliances well below the nat avg, its just the travel in my case which is hit hard, mainly from flights, but there is no chance am i getting on a boat for my trips to the US!
CycoSymz
14-09-2007, 17:33
Home - 5.42, probably because I've got no loft or cavity wall insulation.
Appliances - 1.14
Travel - 0

Total - 6.56
monkey2468
14-09-2007, 19:08
home : 0.14 (heated by log fire )
appliances : 1.18 (probably did not take into account that 2 pcs are on 24/7)
travel : 5.62 (we are rural based so have no public transport so to speak and a long commute.

Total : 7.56 not bad

Did it give an option for a log fire heating? Would have thought that would give off a fair bit of co2.
highway1
14-09-2007, 21:24
i fart every 30 mins takes 10 mins to get the smell out ,
how much co2 is in a fart?
Hom3r
14-09-2007, 21:59
my problem is travel by car takes 30 mins door to door. (46 MPG+)

Bus takes upto 2 hours and I'll have to walk about a mile to the stops
Alien
15-09-2007, 01:13
Did it give an option for a log fire heating? Would have thought that would give off a fair bit of co2.
I thought wood burning was CO2 neutral, due to it only releasing what it absorbed when it was growing?

i fart every 30 mins takes 10 mins to get the smell out ,
how much co2 is in a fart?
I thought that was mostly methane, not CO2?
Xaccers
15-09-2007, 14:34
I thought that was mostly methane, not CO2?

Methane's still a greenhouse gas.
Alien
17-09-2007, 00:15
Methane's still a greenhouse gas.
I never said it wasn't, I was just nit-picking. :D