How Much CO2 Is That?
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Examples: "1 ton", "100 pounds", "500 lbs", or "10.5 kg"
Or start with the typical annual CO2 emissions from: an average house or an average car. How about a single trans-atlantic flight in a 747?
Answer: 3300 lbs of CO2 would be emitted by any of the following activities...
An average car could be driven for 2.43 days non-stop
A 13-watt CF lightbulb could be lit for 13.17 years continuously
A 747 could fly for 2.84 minutes non-stop
A 42 inch LCD TV could be used for 374 days continuously
The energy use of an average house could be met for 42.12 days
Taking 0.2941 cars off the road for a year
Producing 0.1128 tons of Beef
Answer: 3.30 tons lbs of CO2 would be emitted by burning the following fuels...
An average car could be driven for 2.43 days non-stop
A 13-watt CF lightbulb could be lit for 13.17 years continuously
A 747 could fly for 2.84 minutes non-stop
A 42 inch LCD TV could be used for 374 days continuously
The energy use of an average house could be met for 42.12 days
Taking 0.2941 cars off the road for a year
Producing 0.1128 tons of Beef
0.52 tons of Coal burned for electricity
0.75 tons of Natural Gas burned for electricity
0.39 tons of Oil burned for electricity
Answer: 3300 lbs of CO2 could be saved if...
1.00 households took sustainable action: House Solar Augmentation for a year
5 households took sustainable action: Lower water-heater temperature for a year
2 households took sustainable action: Water heater blanket for a year
0.42 households took sustainable action: Hybrid Vehicle for a year
0.15 households took sustainable action: Neutralize with carbon offsets for a year
2 households took sustainable action: Programmable Thermostat for a year
25 households took sustainable action: Ditch the gas lawn mower for a year
0.91 households took sustainable action: Exclusive Sustainable Transportation for a year
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