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Calculate your carbon footprint

Answer the questions below to work out your total annual carbon emissions in tonnes.

Your carbon footprint is

tonnes of CO₂ per year

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Click here to find out ways to reduce your footprint.

Heating your home

What is the main fuel used for heating your house?
Pick the best description of your house
How warm do you keep your house?
Which of these statements about your heating is correct?
How many rooms does your house have? Include all rooms except bathrooms and hallways
How many people live in your house?
What kind of house do you live in?

Heating your water

How do you usually wash yourself?
How often do you have a bath or shower?
Do you have solar water heating

Powering your home

Do you buy your electricity from a green tariff
Do you have low energy light bulbs?
What cold appliances do you have?
Do you regularly use a tumble-drier?

Transport and Commuting

How many miles do you travel to work or school? (round trip)
How do you usually commute
On average, how many miles of other driving do you do per week?
How many long distance car journeys (over 200 miles round trip) per year?
Do you regularly use a bike for other short trips?
How many long distance journeys (over 200 miles round trip) do you take by bus, coach or train every year?

Air Travel

How many return flights, per year, do you take to the following destinations: how many flights have you taken in the last two years. Enter the number in boxes below

Irish/UK Destination
Europe, North Africa
USA, Central Africa, Middle East, Central Russia
South America, Southern Africa, India, China
Far East, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica

Food

How often do you eat meat or fish not from your local area?
How often do you eat dairy products or eggs?
Are most of your meals
Which statement best describes your food shopping habits?
How much of your food is organic?
Is your food waste composted?

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Your Carbon Footprint

Source of emissions - measured in tonnes of CO₂ per year
Heating your home:
Heating your hot water:
Powering your home:
Total emissions from your home:
Land transport:
Air flights:
Total emissions from transport:
Total emissions from food:
Your Total Direct Emissions:
Your indirect emissions resulting from goods and services:
Your share of national infrastructure emissions:			1.70
Your Total Annual Emissions of Carbon Dioxide:

Compare to:

The Global Fair Share - 2.5 tonnes

The Malawi Average - 0.7 tonnes

The Zambia Average - 2.6 tonnes

The Irish Average - 17.5 tonnes

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