PAPER PRESENTATIONON

CARBON FOOTPRINT

• Introduction• Carbon footprint• Carbon footprint calculator• Carbon footprint ranking• How to reduce your carbon footprint• References

• GLOBAL WARMING –Warming of Earth’s surface

• GREEN HOUSE GASES – Water vapour; carbon dioxide; methane; nitrous oxide and ozone.

• EMISSION OF CO2 – levels are increasing .

INTRODUCTION

• Carbon footprint (FP): “the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions produced in day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation etc. • Example: Average person creates 48,488 pounds of carbon every year.

CALCULATE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

• Calculator works out how much CO2 your lifestyle emits in a year. • Shows what impact you are having on the

environment.

CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR Welcome to the web's leading carbon footprint calculator

• First, please tell us where you live: Country:

• Carbon footprint calculations are typically based on annual emissions from the

previous 12 months. from to

• Next, select the appropriate tab above to calculate the part of your lifestyle you are most interested in.

INDIA SAVE

House

Household Carbon Footprint Calculator

• Enter your monthly consumption of each type of energy.

How many people are in your household? Electricity : Coal : LPG : Wood :

3

Calculate Household Footprint

Total House Footprint =

KWh

Tonnes

Litres

Tonnes

Car Carbon Footprint Calculator

Enter your car details :Mileage : Choose vehicle :

Or enter efficiency :

Km/Miles

Average van& car database

Select year or type

L/100 KM Petrol/diesel/LPG/CNG

Calculate and add to footprint

Total car footprint =

Motorbike carbon footprint calculator

Enter your motorbike details :Mileage :

Or enter efficiency :

Km/Miles

Select year or type

L/100 KM

Calculate and add to footprint

Total motorbike footprint =

Secondary carbon footprint calculator• Please select the option in each category to estimate your secondary

carbon footprint.(1)Food preferences (2)Fashion (3)Packaging (4)Furniture &electricals (5)Recycling (6)Recreation

Total secondary footprint =

Results

Your carbon footprint:-• House : tonnes of CO2e• Car : tonnes of CO2e• Motorbike: tonnes of CO2e• Secondary: tonnes of CO2e• Total = tonnes of CO2e

Carbon footprint ranking1) Forest fire – 100 million tons CO2e2) Having a child – 700 tons CO2e3) 2.5 Acres deforestation – 500 tons

CO2e4) A new car – 17 tons CO2e5) Flight (LA to Spain) – 4.6 tons CO2e6) A new computer – 720 kg CO2e7) Road trip: SF to LA – 500 Kg CO2e8) Light on for a year – 400 kg CO2e9) $100 on groceries – 62 kg CO2e10) Moderate cell phone use (year) –

47 kg CO2e11) 10 lbs of trash – 3.1 kg CO2e

12) Beef cheeseburger – 2.5 kg CO2e

13) A pint of beer – 500g CO2e

14) Bottle of water – 200g CO2e

15) Cycling a mile – 100g CO2e

16) Banana – 80g CO2e17) Walking through a door

– 10g CO2e18) A web search – 2g CO2e

How to reduce your carbon footprint

• Change to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs• Adjust Your Thermostat• Use Less Hot water.• Avoid Products with Excessive Packaging• Recycle More• Turn Off Electronic Devices• Drive Less• Check Your Tires• Plant a Tree

REFERENCESGallery of Greenhouse Gases – Global Warming Artwww.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Gallery_of_Greenhouse_Gas_MoleculesGlobal Warming - Reduce Your Carbon Footprintdemocrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/

globalwarming/ad14/action.aspxCarbon Foot Printhttp://www.carbonfootprint.com/minimisecfp.html

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