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Carbon Calculator

Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas. It is released when fossil fuels are burnt.

Use the calculator below to find out the amount of carbon dioxide you are responsible for putting into the atmosphere each year.

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Traffic causes carbon dioxide emissions.

Enter details on the activity or energy used			Equivalent amounts of carbon dioxide
kWh mains electricity per year you use Single person - 3,000 Couple - 4,000 Average family - 5,500			kgCO₂per year
kWh natural gas per year you use Low (no central heating) - 10,000 Medium (central heating) - 19,000 High (large house) - 28,000			kgCO₂per year
miles per week you travel by car (petrol)			kgCO₂per year
miles per week you travel on train or bus			kgCO₂per year
miles per year you travel in an aeroplane			kgCO₂per year
Your total emissions of carbon dioxide are			kg per year (1,000kg = 1 tonne)

Click here to compare your carbon dioxide emissions with people in other countries.

Wealthy countries tend to produce more carbon dioxide than the poorer ones.
How could you reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that you are responsible for?

This carbon calculator has been adapted from a version on the National Energy Foundation web site.