Quick Carbon Tally
We've just updated this (2019),
It's a two-page form (plus a two more pages of notes, don't print off if you don't need). Again, a few figures off the top of your head, and you'll hit the guesstimate. It includes fuel use, transport (including ferries and cruises), food, waste and general purchases. There are notes of websites you might use for a more sophisticated result, whether it's more precise...
Have a go here (pdf version)
Old versions
A one-page easy reckoner: a few figures off the top of your head, and you're away! Or you can go and check your bills, to be sure.
If you want to include other aspects, like your meat consumption, recycling and dependence on industry, and energy used by the state on your behalf, use the two-page version: Your Carbon Tally Quick.
We've just updated this (2019),
It's a two-page form (plus a two more pages of notes, don't print off if you don't need). Again, a few figures off the top of your head, and you'll hit the guesstimate. It includes fuel use, transport (including ferries and cruises), food, waste and general purchases. There are notes of websites you might use for a more sophisticated result, whether it's more precise...
Have a go here (pdf version)
Old versions
A one-page easy reckoner: a few figures off the top of your head, and you're away! Or you can go and check your bills, to be sure.
If you want to include other aspects, like your meat consumption, recycling and dependence on industry, and energy used by the state on your behalf, use the two-page version: Your Carbon Tally Quick.
Carbon Challenge Calculator
This calculator will work out your emissions from the data you supply; you can save it for later amendment, try adding different fuels, test the options CO2-wise on journeys, see what happens when you get a lodger. Some of the factors come from DEFRA's Act on CO2 programme, which is slow loading on dial-ups due to heavy graphic content, does not include the radiative forcing effect of air travel (which is a bit of an unknown at present - we've used a factor of 3), but does give sound advice on making some cuts. To get that, visit www.defra.gov.uk - the link is currently on the front page.
Once you get a liking for it, you might fancy joining a club - setting targets, penalising anyone who exceeds them!
Note: delete any data already on the calculator, it was there for testing, and is entirely fictional.
Any comments - leave a note in our 'Contact Us' dept.
Carbon Challenge Calculator.xls
The impressive consequence of your flying emissions, including a factor for contrails: http://www.chooseclimate.org/
This calculator will work out your emissions from the data you supply; you can save it for later amendment, try adding different fuels, test the options CO2-wise on journeys, see what happens when you get a lodger. Some of the factors come from DEFRA's Act on CO2 programme, which is slow loading on dial-ups due to heavy graphic content, does not include the radiative forcing effect of air travel (which is a bit of an unknown at present - we've used a factor of 3), but does give sound advice on making some cuts. To get that, visit www.defra.gov.uk - the link is currently on the front page.
Once you get a liking for it, you might fancy joining a club - setting targets, penalising anyone who exceeds them!
Note: delete any data already on the calculator, it was there for testing, and is entirely fictional.
Any comments - leave a note in our 'Contact Us' dept.
Carbon Challenge Calculator.xls
The impressive consequence of your flying emissions, including a factor for contrails: http://www.chooseclimate.org/