Your
Current Household Emissions |
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Enter
your data |
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year* |
| The
Basics |
| How
many people live in your home? |
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| How
do you heat your house? |
Natural Gas
Electric Heat
Oil |
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| Transportation |
| On
average, how many miles do you put on your car(s)? |
Per Week
Per Year
231 miles/week
is about average in the U.S. |
|
| What
is the average gas mileage for your car (miles per gallon)? |
Look up
your car's fuel
economy here. |
12,100
pounds is about
average per vehicle over a year. |
| Home
Energy |
| What
is your average monthly gas bill? |
$105 is
about average in the U.S. for a household of two people.
Our calculations
assume that you pay $13.83/thousand cubic feet |
11,000
pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
|
| What
is your average monthly electric bill? |
$100 is about
average in the U.S. for a household of two people.
Our calculations
assume that you pay 10 cents/kWh. We estimate your emissions based
on the national average mix of fuels used to generate electricity.
Your actual emissions may be higher or lower depending on your electricity
provider's power mix. |
16,290
pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year. |
| What
is your average monthly fuel oil bill? |
$130 is
about average in the United States for a household of two people.
Our calculations assume that you pay $2.37/gallon |
14,500
pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year. |
| Waste |
| Based
on the number of people in your household, the box at right shows
your estimated greenhouse gas emissions from waste.
However, if you currently recycle certain materials, your waste emissions
may be lower. |
Total
Waste Emissions Before Recycling |
2,020
pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
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| Which
of the following products do you currently recycle in your household? |
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| Do
you recycle newspaper? |
Yes
No
|
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year
|
| Do
you recycle glass? |
Yes
No |
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year
|
| Do
you recycle plastic? |
Yes
No |
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year
|
| Do
you recycle aluminum and steel cans? |
Yes
No |
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year |
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Total
Waste Emissions After Recycling |
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year |
| Your
Total Emissions |
| |
The
calculator provides a rough estimate of your household's total emissions |
41,500
pounds is about average in the U.S. for a household of two people
over a year. |
What You Can Do to Reduce
Emissions |
| On
the Road |
| |
|
Amount
of CO2 you can avoid per year |
| Are
you in the market for a new car?
Buy a vehicle that gets more miles per gallon than your current one. |
more miles
per gallon
|
pounds |
percent
of your total emissions
|
| Give
your car a break. Reduce the number of miles you drive by this amount. |
miles
Per Week
Per Year
|
pounds |
percent
of your total emissions |
| At
Home |
| |
|
Amount
of CO2 you can avoid per year |
Turn
down your heating thermostat by
degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights.
|
Dropping
the heat at night can make a difference. |
pounds |
percent
of your total emissions |
Replace
75-watt incandescent light bulbs with 25-watt ENERGY
STAR lights. (Enter the number of bulbs you will replace.)
|
You'll
get the same amount of light for less energy and lower monthly bills.
By replacing the five most frequently used lights in your home with
ENERGY STAR qualified lighting, you can save about $60 each year
in energy costs. |
pounds |
percent
of your total emissions |
Replace
your old refrigerator with an ENERGY
STAR model. Will you take this action?
Yes
No
|
New
refrigerators, especially ENERGY STAR models, cost much less to operate
than old ones. |
pounds |
percent
of your total emissions |
Replace old gas or oil furnace
or boiler with an ENERGY STAR
model. Will you take this action?
Yes
No |
New
models are much more efficient and cheaper to run. |
pounds
|
percent
of your total emissions |
Turn
up your air conditioner thermostat by
degrees Fahrenheit in summer.
|
You'll
save money as well as reduce your emissions. |
pounds |
percent
of your total emissions |
| Replace
single-glazed windows with ENERGY
STAR windows. Will you take this action?
Yes
No
|
This
step can save you a bundle in cold or hot climates.
|
pounds |
percent
of your total emissions
|
| Waste |
| Based
on your selection, you indicated that
you do not recycle the following
material(s):newspaper, glass, plastic, aluminium and steel cans.
Are you willing to start recycling these material(s)?
|
Yes
No |
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year |
percent
of your total emissions |
| Could
you also recycle magazines? |
Yes
No |
Pounds
of carbon dioxide/year
|
percent
of your total emissions |
| Your
Totals |
| If
you took all the actions listed above, you would reduce your emissions
by |
pounds
per year |
percent
of your total emissions |
| Your
new total annual CO2 emissions would
be |
pounds
per year |
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| *Emissions
from waste and emissions savings from recycling are expressed as
carbon dioxide equivalents.
For a more detailed analysis of fuel costs and emissions from your
car, visit EPA’s and
the Department of Energy’s Fuel Economy Web site.
For more detailed estimates of your home energy use (electricity,
gas, and oil) and emissions, use ENERGY STAR’s Home
Energy Yardstick tool. The ENERGY STAR site also provides ideas
on a wide range of energy-saving products.
For information on climate change and waste, visit the Waste
section of the What You Can Do section of this Web site. EPA has
developed emissions calculators to help individuals and organizations
determine the greenhouse gas impact of their purchasing, manufacturing,
and waste management, which are available on the Climate
Change and Waste Tools page.
A spreadsheet
version (Microsoft Excel, 63kb) of the calculator is also available;
it includes descriptions of the formulas used in each step of the
calculator.
For an explanation of the assumptions and sources used by this
calculator, click
here. Keep in mind that average per person emissions estimates
or per capita emissions estimates are usually derived from national
estimates of GHG emissions, which include GHG emissions from all
sources in the U.S., including industrial emissions (emissions from
manufacturing of goods and services). As a result, if you compare
your estimates from the personal emissions calculator to per capita
emissions in the U.S., they may differ significantly. |