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Carbon footprint calculator and energy calculator

http://timeforchange.org

Quantity

Unit

Conversion
factor into
SI-unit
SI-Unit

Conversion
factor for
kg CO2

Quantity in
SI-Unit

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

10 kWh
28.32 kWh
1 kWh

0
0
0

0.19
0.19
0.19

Coal
One sack of coal usually weighs 50 kg
kg coal

7.583 kWh

0.32

2.778 kWh

0.25

kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh

0
0
0
0

0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25

1 kWh

1 kWh

Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:

0.8 Litres petrol
9.58 kWh
Gallons petrol (UK)
43.55068 kWh
US-gallons gasoline
36.2603 kWh
Litres diesel
10.52 kWh
UK-gallons diesel
47.82392 kWh
US-gallons diesel
39.8182 kWh

7.664
0
0
0
0
0

0.24
0.24
0.24
0.25
0.25
0.25

Wood
kg
Heating oil
Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
0 Litres
kg
Gallons (UK)
Gallons (US)
Solar collector for heating
kWh

11.9
12
54.0974
45.42

Heat pump
kWh

Car

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
coal
oil
natural gas
nuclear energy
hydroelectric
PV solar
wind
geothermal
wood
waste
Sum

share in %
26%
30%
20%
20%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
100.00%

kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh

26
30
20
20
2
0
0
0
0

weighted factors for mix:

0.9
0.7
0.36
0.02
0
0.05
0.01
0.03
0
0
.5200

Electricity consumption
100 Kilowatt hours (kWh)

.5200

Plane trips (flights)

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

6.25
0

0.72
0.72

2.84
0

0.25
0.25

2
0

0.2
0.2

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

Train
Enter a quantity for the appropriate Unit:
10 km
Miles

0.2 kWh
0.3218 kWh

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
so that the actual carbon footprint and energy consumption over a period of time can be calculated.
For questions, please feel free to either ask in our discussion forum or via mail
juerg.rohrer (at) up-to-date.ch

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read comments and explanations.
Conversion
Conversion factor for
factor for
nonRenewable
kg CO2
renewable
renewable
energy
produced energy
energy
used

0
0
0

0.0030
0.0030
0.0030

1.1970
1.1970
1.1970

Non-renewable
energy
used

0
0
0

0
0
0

1.0670

0.0240

0
0
0
0

0.0040
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040

1.2900
1.2900
1.2900
1.2900

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

1.0070

0.0540

1.0020

0.1000

1.83936
0
0
0
0
0

0.0050
0.0050
0.0050
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040

1.3630
1.3630
1.3630
1.2890
1.2890
1.2890

0.03832
0
0
0
0
0

10.446032
0
0
0
0
0

Miles per gallon (UK)

Distance in miles
> consumption in gallons (UK)

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or your electricity mix.

23.4
21
7.2
0.4
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.0350
0.0180
0.0090
0.0120
1.1270
1.0040
1.2800
1.2800
1.1440
0.0310
.0419

3.9780
3.3400
2.3160
4.0600
0.0290
0.3840
0.1020
0.2540
0.2090
0.2540

0.91
0.54
0.18
0.24
2.254
0
0
0
0
0.062

103.428
100.2
46.32
81.2
0.058
0
0
0
0
0.508

3.3171

52

.0419

3.3171

4.186

331.714

4.5
0

0.0040
.0040

1.2760
1.2760

0.025
0

7.975
0

0.71
0

0.0040
.0040

1.2890
1.2890

0.01136
0

3.66076
0

0.4
0

0.04186
.0419

3.31714
3.3171

0.08372
0

6.63428
0

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