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Climate Change - Greenhouse Gas Emissions You are here: EPA Home Calculator
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Individual Emissions
Household Emissions
Individual Emissions In the Home On the Road Household Emissions Calculator
Household Emissions Calculator Current Emissions (as reported in the first section)
7,560 pounds of CO per year 2
My Actions Estimated Savings (CO Emissions)
Estimated Savings (Dollars)
Selected Action Turn down my household's heating thermostat by 10 degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights.
$15 annual savings
Turn down my household's air conditioner thermostat by 10 degrees Fahrenheit in summer.
$81 annual savings
Enable the sleep feature on my computer and monitor.
$10 annual savings
Wash my clothes in cold water instead of hot.
$12 annual savings
2
130 pounds of CO per year
2 percent of your total emissions
753 pounds of CO per year
10 percent of your total emissions
153 pounds of CO per year
2 percent of your total emissions
173 pounds of CO per year
2 percent of your total emissions
623 pounds of CO per year
8 percent of your total emissions
447 pounds of CO per year
6 percent of your total emissions
2
2
2
2
Replace 5 75-watt incandescent light bulbs with 20-watt ENERGY STAR lights. I will start recycling newspaper, glass, plastic, metal and magazines.
$35 annual savings
2
Potential cost savings from recycling vary by community.
2
If you took all the actions you selected above, you would reduce your annual emissions by
2,279 pounds of CO per
If you took all the actions you selected above, your potential dollar savings would be*
$153 per year
Your new total annual estimated CO
5,281 pounds of CO per
or 5,281 pounds of CO per year
emissions would be
year
per household member (average emissions per person in the United States are 20,750 pounds per year)
2
year
2
2
or 30 percent of your total emissions
2
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 the savings 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 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 greenhouse gas emissions, which include greenhouse gas emissions from all sources in the U.S., including industrial
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Individual Emissions - Household Emissions Calculator | Clima...
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator2.html
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.
2 of 2
10/14/09 7:29 PM
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator2.html
Climate Change - Greenhouse Gas Emissions You are here: EPA Home Calculator
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Individual Emissions
Household Emissions
Individual Emissions In the Home On the Road Household Emissions Calculator
Household Emissions Calculator Current Emissions (as reported in the first section)
7,560 pounds of CO per year 2
My Actions Estimated Savings (CO Emissions)
Estimated Savings (Dollars)
Selected Action Turn down my household's heating thermostat by 10 degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights.
$15 annual savings
Turn down my household's air conditioner thermostat by 10 degrees Fahrenheit in summer.
$81 annual savings
Enable the sleep feature on my computer and monitor.
$10 annual savings
Wash my clothes in cold water instead of hot.
$12 annual savings
2
130 pounds of CO per year
2 percent of your total emissions
753 pounds of CO per year
10 percent of your total emissions
153 pounds of CO per year
2 percent of your total emissions
173 pounds of CO per year
2 percent of your total emissions
623 pounds of CO per year
8 percent of your total emissions
447 pounds of CO per year
6 percent of your total emissions
2
2
2
2
Replace 5 75-watt incandescent light bulbs with 20-watt ENERGY STAR lights. I will start recycling newspaper, glass, plastic, metal and magazines.
$35 annual savings
2
Potential cost savings from recycling vary by community.
2
If you took all the actions you selected above, you would reduce your annual emissions by
2,279 pounds of CO per
If you took all the actions you selected above, your potential dollar savings would be*
$153 per year
Your new total annual estimated CO
5,281 pounds of CO per
or 5,281 pounds of CO per year
emissions would be
year
per household member (average emissions per person in the United States are 20,750 pounds per year)
2
year
2
2
or 30 percent of your total emissions
2
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 the savings 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 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 greenhouse gas emissions, which include greenhouse gas emissions from all sources in the U.S., including industrial
1 of 2
10/14/09 7:29 PM
Individual Emissions - Household Emissions Calculator | Clima...
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator2.html
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.
2 of 2
10/14/09 7:29 PM
