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Individual EmissionsIn the HomeOn the RoadHousehold Emissions Calculator
Household Emissions Calculator
Emissions from waste and emissions savings from recycling are expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents.* Potential annual dollar savings are approximations based on generalized assumptions. Please note that thesavings shown here do not account for the up-front cost of purchasing the energy-saving equipment or vehicles.A spreadsheet version (Microsoft Excel, 7 MB, Microsoft Excel Viewer) of the calculator is also available; it includesdescriptions 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 perperson emissions estimates or per capita emissions estimates are usually derived from national estimates of greenhouse gas emissions, which include greenhouse gas emissions from all sources in the U.S., including industrial
Climate Change - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Current Emissions (as reported in the firstsection) 
7,560
pounds of CO
2
per year
My ActionsSelected ActionEstimated Savings(Dollars)Estimated Savings(CO
2
Emissions)
Turn down
my household's heating thermostatby
10
degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights.$
15
annual savings
130
pounds of CO
2
per year
2
percent of yourtotal emissions
Turn down
my household's air conditionerthermostat by
10
degrees Fahrenheit insummer.$
81
annual savings
753
pounds of CO
2
per year
10
percent of yourtotal emissions
Enable
the sleep feature on my computer andmonitor.$
10
annual savings
153
pounds of CO
2
per year
2
percent of yourtotal emissions
Wash
my clothes in cold water instead of hot.$
12
annual savings
173
pounds of CO
2
per year
2
percent of yourtotal emissions
Replace
 
5
75-watt incandescent light bulbswith 20-watt ENERGY STAR lights.$
35
annual savings
623
pounds of CO
2
per year
8
percent of yourtotal emissionsI will start recycling newspaper, glass, plastic,metal and magazines.
Potential cost savings fromrecycling vary by community.
447
pounds of CO
2
per year
6
percent of yourtotal emissionsIf you took all the actions you selected above,you would
reduce your annual emissions
by
2,279
pounds of CO
2
peryearor
30
percent of your totalemissionsIf you took all the actions you selected above,your
potential dollar savings
would be*$
153
per yearYour
new total annual estimated CO
2
emissions
would be
5,281
pounds of CO
2
peryearor
5,281
pounds of CO
2
per year
per household member
(averageemissions per person in the UnitedStates are 20,750 pounds per year)
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