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Carbon footprint calculator and energy calculator

http://timeforchange.org

Conversion Conversion
factor into Quantity in factor for
Quantity Unit SI-unit SI-Unit SI-Unit kg CO2

House Heating
Heating with natural gas
Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
cubic metres 10 kWh 0 0.19
100 cubic feets 28.32 kWh 0 0.19
0 kWh 1 kWh 0 0.19

Coal
One sack of coal usually weighs 50 kg
kg coal 7.583 kWh 0 0.32

Wood
kg 2.778 kWh 0 0.25

Heating oil
Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
0 Litres 11.9 kWh 0 0.25
kg 12 kWh 0 0.25
Gallons (UK) 54.0974 kWh 0 0.25
Gallons (US) 45.42 kWh 0 0.25

Solar collector for heating

kWh 1 kWh 0 0

Heat pump
kWh 1 kWh 0 0

Car
Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
0.8 Litres petrol 9.58 kWh 7.664 0.24
Gallons petrol (UK) 43.55068 kWh 0 0.24
US-gallons gasoline 36.2603 kWh 0 0.24
Litres diesel 10.52 kWh 0 0.25
UK-gallons diesel 47.82392 kWh 0 0.25
US-gallons diesel 39.8182 kWh 0 0.25

Table to calculate the effective consumption from the average fuel consumption
8 Litres fuel per 100 km 30 Miles per gallon (UK)
10 Distance in km 0 Distance in miles
0.8 -> consumption in litres 0 -> consumption in gallons (UK)

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Electricity

Use this table below to calculate the CO2 emission factor and the energy factors for your electricity mix.

Composition of your electricity

share in %
coal 26% kWh 26 0.9
oil 30% kWh 30 0.7
natural gas 20% kWh 20 0.36
nuclear energy 20% kWh 20 0.02
hydroelectric 2% kWh 2 0
PV solar 0% kWh 0 0.05
wind 0% kWh 0 0.01
geothermal 0% kWh 0 0.03
wood 0% kWh 0 0
waste 2% kWh 0
Sum 100.00%
weighted factors for mix: .5200

Electricity consumption

100 Kilowatt hours (kWh) .5200

Plane trips (flights)

Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
10 km 0.625 kWh 6.25 0.72
Miles 1.005625 kWh 0 0.72

Bus trips
Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
10 km 0.284 kWh 2.84 0.25
Miles 0.456956 kWh 0 0.25

Train
Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:

10 km 0.2 kWh 2 0.2

Miles 0.3218 kWh 0 0.2

Please note
As from mid of February, 2007, there will be a more convenient carbon footprint calculator online
available at http://timeforchange.org. The online calculator allows to store individual contributions to the personal footprint

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so that the actual carbon footprint and energy consumption over a period of time can be calculated.

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Conversion Conversion Non-renew-

factor for factor for Renewable able
kg CO2 renewable non-renewable energy energy
produced energy energy used used

0 0.0030 1.1970 0 0
0 0.0030 1.1970 0 0
0 0.0030 1.1970 0 0

0 0 0

0 1.0670 0.0240 0 0

0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0
0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0
0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0
0 0.0040 1.2900 0 0

0 1.0070 0.0540 0 0

0 1.0020 0.1000 0 0

1.83936 0.0050 1.3630 0.03832 10.446032

0 0.0050 1.3630 0 0
0 0.0050 1.3630 0 0
0 0.0040 1.2890 0 0
0 0.0040 1.2890 0 0
0 0.0040 1.2890 0 0

Miles per gallon (UK)

Distance in miles
> consumption in gallons (UK)

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or your electricity mix.

23.4 0.0350 3.9780 0.91 103.428

21 0.0180 3.3400 0.54 100.2
7.2 0.0090 2.3160 0.18 46.32
0.4 0.0120 4.0600 0.24 81.2
0 1.1270 0.0290 2.254 0.058
0 1.0040 0.3840 0 0
0 1.2800 0.1020 0 0
0 1.2800 0.2540 0 0
0 1.1440 0.2090 0 0
0 0.0310 0.2540 0.062 0.508

.0419 3.3171

52 .0419 3.3171 4.186 331.714

4.5 0.0040 1.2760 0.025 7.975

0 .0040 1.2760 0 0

0.71 0.0040 1.2890 0.01136 3.66076

0 .0040 1.2890 0 0

0.4 0.04186 3.31714 0.08372 6.63428

0 .0419 3.3171 0 0

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