[Greenbuilding] From Heretics to Carbon calculators

[sanjay jain]

Since I don't remember the ones I've seen, did a google search for carbon calculator - first result: http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/index.htm

This one too, does not estimate for public transport. But does look at diet.

For diet the US average of 4.1/person can be lowered by 3.2 (78% drop wow!) by consuming no meat, and further 0.3 if you use organic.

In comparison, the Washington DC average for a 2-bed single-family detached home, of 27 can be lowered by 9.3 if you did EVERYTHING they recommend, which is a 34% drop.

Let's say the home occupies 3 people, that would mean not-eating-meat saving would be 9.6 Tons/year, a slightly higher saving than if you did everything for your home.

Alan's hit the nail on the head about meat in the kitchen.


~sanjay



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 From: Bob Waldrop <bob at bobwaldrop.net>
To: greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org 
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Heretics, Himatics, and Hare Krishna
 

I'd be happy to have some more calculators to work with, so if you have some links, please post. Thanks!

On 6/6/2012 10:11 AM, sanjay jain wrote: 
11500 lbs for 2 people. Kyoto allowance 22000. Had to guess at electricity and gas usage from previous residence as our current apartment includes utilities in rent. 
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>Actually, this is somewhat simplistic. We don't have a car, but we do use public transport which doesn't seem to be factored in.
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>Includes air travel, but excludes diet, which is a far bigger factor.
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>I've seen better calculators.
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>~sanjay
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> From: Bob Waldrop <bob at bobwaldrop.net>
>To: greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org 
>Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 4:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Heretics, Himatics, and Hare Krishna
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>Here is a site with a carbon footprint calculators for
            properties 
>operated by religious congregations and also for individual
            households.  
>Our household of 5 came in just above the Kyoto guideline
            for carbon 
>emissions for a household of 5.
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>http://coolcongregations.org/
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>Bob Waldrop, OKC
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>On 6/5/2012 1:42 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
            wrote:
>> Speaking of meat, I just went to the Hare Krishna
            temple on 305
>> Schermerhorn Street  Brooklyn, NY 11217 for the lunch
            they offer on
>> week days. If you like an amazing meal I strongly
            suggest it. Truly
>> amazing food.
>> And it is one of those cool cultural events that make
            NYC so great.
>> If I had to pick a green religion Hare Krishna would be
            high on my list.
>> I'd be interested in seeing carbon footprints of people
            by religion,
>> and whether different religions effects it.
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>> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
>> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
>> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
>> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
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