A typical business in the 0 industry, with revenues of $ 0 /yr has a carbon footprint of 0 metric tons of CO2e per year from supply chains.
How much do you spend annually on each of the following?
(Note: this is an advanced feature. We recommend that most users leave the default values, which are based on similar businesses.)
Price of gasoline: $ per gallon Discount rate:
%
Price of electricity: $
Price of natural gas: $
tons CO2e reduced
$ / yr saved
10 year net savings
Pledge all
Improve fleet fuel efficiency
current vehicle(s)
new vehicle(s)
mpg
miles/yr
mpg
miles/yr
Vehicle 1
0
0
Vehicle 2
0
0
Vehicle 3
0
0
Vehicle 4
0
0
Vehicle 5
0
0
Vehicle 6
0
0
Vehicle 7
0
0
Vehicle 8
0
0
Vehicle 9
0
0
Vehicle 10
0
0
All vehicles
0
0
0
0
I can sell my current vehicle(s) for $ My new vehicle(s) will cost
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Look beyond the sticker:
Consider the lifetime cost of ownership for your next vehicle including fuel cost, insurance and rebates that are frequently available for more fuel efficient models. From this perspective, "green" cars that get better gas mileage also leave a lot more "green" in your wallet in the long run.
Price of gasoline: $ 0 per gallon. Well-to-pump emissions of transportation fuels = 20% of fossil fuel emissions.
Greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle manufacuturing = (8 metric tons per vehicle / 150,000 miles lifespan) =53 grams CO2e per mile.
Emissions from road construction and maintenance, and other government-related emissions, are not included in this calculation.
0
$0
$0
Carpool
Dilute Your Commute
I pledge to carpool days per
to ( mile trip each way) in a vehicle that gets mpg with people (including the driver). I will save $ per trip on parking and tolls.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Assumptions:
Pounds CO2 per gallon: 19.4
Well-to-pump emissions: 26%
Price of gas per gallon: $ 0
Depreciation per mile for vehicle driven: $
50
One of the major benefits of carpooling is that you get access to the carpool-only lanes on the freeway. Not bad at all!
Encourage telecommutingI will allow employee(s) to telecommute to work
day(s) per month instead of driving.
The average one-way distance to work is
miles. Each worker will save
hours a month by staying home, translating to
dollars per month of increased business output per worker.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Time Instead of Travel:
Telecommuting allows workers to spend less time on the road and more time working or doing the things they like, whether that's spending more time with friends and family, exercising or just relaxing at home. These benefits can increase job satisfaction, translating into additional financial benefits for businesses, as well as workers.
Assumptions:
employee vehicles are similar to
which gets 0 miles per gallon.
Price of gasoline:
$0 per gallon.
Encourage public transportation I will take
miles per week
instead of driving
, which gets 0 miles per gallon.
I will save $
on parking and spend
$
per week on public transportation.
Pledge this action?
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Turn Travel Time Into "Me" Time: Unlike driving in your car, riding transit frees you from the stress of navigating traffic and provides time for work or quiet leisure activities such as reading or simply relaxing and enjoying a few tunes on your mp3 player.
Price of gasoline:
$0 per gallon.
gCO2/passenger mile on diesel bus
gCO2/passenger mile on natural gas bus
gCO2/passenger mile on electric transit rail
gCO2/passenger mile on Amtrak
0
$0
$0
Encourage eco-driving
My company vehicle fleet currently travels a total of 0 miles per year, of which
% are highway miles. The average fuel economy of my vehicles is 0 miles per gallon. Reducing my top crusing highway speed from
mph to
mph will improve my fuel economy by 1% per mph reduction over 60 mph. Reducing all rapid acceleration and braking can improve non-highway fuel economy by 3%. Together these actions will improve my fuel economy to 0 miles per gallon, saving 0
gallons per year.
Pledge this action?
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Diminishing Returns: Most car engines progressively lose more and more efficiency as speeds increase. You can reduce your emissions and contribute to a cooler climate immediately by leveling off your top speed on the highway. Additionally, driving the speed limit reduces your chance of getting a speeding ticket or an accident!
Price of gasoline:
$0 per gallon.
Average top cruising speed represents
% of highway miles.
Average fuel economy is calculated as the harmonic mean of all vehicles weighted by miles driven per vehicle, or more simply, total miles divided by total gallons. In most cases the harmonic mean will be substantially different than an arithmetic mean since vehicles that consume more fuel have more effect on total fuel economy. As an example, a 20 mpg vehicle consumes 50 gallons in 1000 miles, while a 40 mpg vehicle consumes 25 gallons, so the harmonic average = 2000 miles / 75 gallons = 26.6 mpg, not the simple average of 30 mpg. This example serves to illustrate the importance of reducing the number of miles driven in low mpg vehicles.
0
$0
$0
Maintain my vehicles I currently drive a total of 0 miles per year, with an average fuel economy of 0 miles per gallon.
Pledge this action?
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Taking Care of You Car is Cool: Maintenance issues will come up eventually with any car. Maintaining your car not only saves you money at the pump and helps cool the climate by reducing pollution, but keeping your air filters fresh can also help maintain good air quality inside your car.
Price of gasoline:
$0 per gallon.
Keeping tires inflated improves fuel efficiency by
percent. Changing air filters regularly improves fuel efficiency by
percent. Keeping tires inflated costs $
Changing air filters regularly costs $
0
$0
$0
Reduce air travel
I fly about 0 miles per year, which produces about 0 pounds of CO2e per year.
I will fly
fewer miles per year by teleconferencing or staying home.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Face-to-face video conferencing:
Video conferencing may not be quite as personal as meeting "in person", but because of much lower costs and the convenience of removing traveling, video conferencing can occur more often, at times making communication even more personal. This new mode of communication promises to transform businesses interactions, saving time and money, as well as a considerable amount of global warming gases. Technology ranges from free platforms such as Skype to expensive corporate systems that can quickly pay for themselves through reduced travel expenses.
Assumptions:
Flying produces 223 grams of CO2/passenger mile. Indirect emissions (from contrails and other atmospheric effects) assumed to produce 1x direct emissions.
0
$0
$0
Offset remaining air travel I have pledged to reduce my air travel footprint by 0 metric tons of CO2e per year. I will purchase carbon offsets for the remaining 0 tons of CO2e at a cost of
dollars per metric ton.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Cross Boundaries: The act of reducing or avoiding GHG emissions in one place can "offset" GHG emissions occurring somewhere else. Offsets can go towards projects such as financinc a wind turbine in Asia, a solar roof-top in Africa or a reforestation program in South America.
Ripple Effect: In addition to reducing net greenhouse gas emissions, carbon offset projects may also have additiona co-benefits, such as increasing economic and social development, encouraging more sustainable technologies and providing additional environmental benefits, such as improving water quality and other ecological services in forests.
Flying produces 223 grams of CO2e/passenger mile. Indirect emissions (from contrails and other atmospheric effects) produce 1x direct emissions.
0
$0
$0
Switch to CFLs I will replace
. I leave the lights on about
hours a day.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Low-Maintenance: CFLs last up to 10 times longer than incandescents (about 4 to 5 years compared to less than 6 months on average for incandescent bulbs), which means less bulb-changing for you.
Light on Energy Use: CFLs use about one-fourth the energy of incandescents to produce the same brightness.
A Brilliant Investment: CFLs cost as little as one dollar per bulb, compared to about $0.50 for an equivalent incandescent. But prices are starting to drop considerably! And because you buy them less often and save so much electrcity, CFL's end up costing much less than incandescents over their lifetime.
Wattage of incandescent bulb
.
Equivalent wattage of CFLs
.
Cost per CFL $
.
Cost per incandescent bulb $
hours a day.
Lifetime of incandescents
hours.
Lifetime of CFLs
hours.
Price of electricity 0 (cents/kWh)
0
$0
$0
Turn down thermostat
Turn down thermostat
degrees.
My heater is
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
A hot issue: Heating is the largest single contributor to energy use in typical homes and many businesses, even in many moderate climates such as California.
Save big bucks on your electricity bill: 10% direct savings per year on heating bills can be achieved by simply turning your thermostat back 10°-15° for eight hours. This can automatically be done without sacrificing comfort by installing an automatic setback or programmable thermostat.
Percent fuel consumption decrease per 1 degree
.
If electric heating, % of energy allocated
.
If natural gas heating, % of energy allocated
.
If fuel oil heating, % of energy allocated
.
0
$0
$0
Turn thermostat up in summer
Typical buildings in my sector and climate spend $0 (0 kWh) per year on air conditioning.
I use the AC about
of typical occupants, or $0 (0 kWh) per year.
I will set my thermostat to
degrees F on summer days and
degrees F on summer nights.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
A hot issue: Cooling represents one of the largest sources of electricity consumption in California, especially in hot areas such as southern California.
Save big bucks on your electricity bill: 10% direct savings per year on cooling bills can be achieved by simply turning your thermostat back 10°-15° for eight hours. This can automatically be done without sacrificing comfort by installing an automatic setback or programmable thermostat.
The average cooling season indoor temperature in my home is
degrees F.
Price of electricity (cents/kWh): 0
Weekday daytime set-up hours:
Weekday nighttime set-up hours:
Weekend daytime set-up hours:
Weekend nighttime set-up hours:
Weekday hours with no set-up: 0
Weekday hours with no set-up: 0
Weighted set-up temperature: 0
0
$0
$0
Turning off lights
I currently use lower wattage lights at an average of watts each and
higher wattage lights at an average of .
I am away from my desk at least hours per day, but work days per week for weeks of the year.
I will turn off the lights when I leave the room for lunch and at the end of the day.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $ 0
Assumptions:
Elctricity rate:
$ per kWh.
Electricity emissions
g CO2 per kWh.
0
$0
$0
Using Rechargeable Batteries
My monthly battery use:
AA
AAA
D
9V
C
I will buy rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Assumptions:
Disposable batteries are alkaline and rechargable batteries are NiCd.
Rechargeable batteries can be used for charges and cost times as much as disposable models.
Cost of disposable batteries:
$ per AA
$ per AAA
$ per D
$ per 9V
$ per C.
Weight of rechargeable batteries:
g per AA
g per AAA
g per D
g per 9V
g per C.
Energy use for rechargeable batteries: kWh per kg per charge
Electricity emissions: g CO2 per kWh
Carbon Emissions of Batteries: tons of CO2 per $ of battery demand
0
$0
$0
Printing Double-Sided at Work
How much better is it?
I currently print about
sheets of single-sided paper per week at work.
I work on average weeks a year.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Assumptions:
Paper is disposed of by
CO2 emissions due to paper production/disposal: 0 lbs per ton of paper.
Cost of paper:
$ per sheet.
Weight of paper:
grams per sheet.
Sheets of paper per ton:
0
$0
$0
Buy a Low-Flush Toilet
That's the smart way to go
There are women and men living in my home.
I will replace my old
gallons per flush toilet
with a gallon low-flush model that costs $.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Assumptions:
Average flushes per female per day: 3
Average flushes per male per day: 1
Water rate: $ per 1,000 gallons
Water emissions: g CO2 per gallon
0
$0
$0
Install Tankless water heater
That's the smart way to go
My water heater is generally set to oF
and runs on
There are people in my household (including myself).
I will replace my
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Assumptions:
Natural gas rate:
$ per therm.
Electricity rate:
$ per kWh.
Water rate:
$
Natural gas emissions:
g CO2 per therm.
Electricity emissions:
g CO2 per kWh.
Energy use from water (transport):
kWh per gallon.
Energy factor of old water heater:
0
Energy factor of new tankless water heater:
Water is heated from
degrees F.
Grams of CO2 per kJ of energy used: 0
Cost of energy per kJ: 0
The average American household wastes 10000 gallons of water a year waiting for hot water to get to the fixture.
Per capita hot water usage:
gallons a day
Cost of conventional heater:
0
$0
$0
Choose Energy Star Refrigerator This module compares purchasing a conventional refrigerator vs an energy efficient Energy Star qualified model. Refrigerator type:
The Energy Star model costs an additional
dollars compared to the conventional model.
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
"Eat up" less energy: A new refrigerator with an ENERGY STAR label uses at least 20% less energy than required by current federal standards and 40% less energy than the conventional models sold in 2001, so you can keep your food and the planet cooler.
Out with the old: Replacing a refrigerator made before 1993 with a new ENERGY STAR model can save up to $65 per year for the typical US home.
Refrigerator fresh volume:
cubic feet.
Refrigerator freezer volume:
cubic feet.
The total volume is: 0 cubic feet.
Efficiency of conventional model: 0 kWh per cubic feet.
Efficiency of Energy Star model: 0 kWh per cubic feet.
I pay 0 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity.
0
$0
$0
Purchase green electricity
My business uses 0 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, which produces 0 metric tons of CO2e.
I will purchase
of my electricity from a clean energy provider or Renewable Energyy Credit (REC) at a cost of $
per metric ton of CO2e.
Pledge this action?
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
Go Green! Many utilities offer a low carbon energy program. Electricity is typically sourced from a renewable energy source, such as wind, solar thermal or solar. These sources are assumed to have zero net greenhouse gas emissions.
Join the green energy movement: Purchasing green electricity may help lower your total home carbon footprint by up to 10%
Many utilities offer a green energy program. Electricity is typically sourced from a renewable energy source, such as wind, solar thermal or solar. These sources are assumed to have zero net greenhouse gas emissions.
0
$0
$0
Reduce commercial waste My business currently throws out 0 cubic yards of trash each week.
I will reduce my trash by
percent
Footprint Reduction: 0 tCO2e/yr
Annual Savings: 0 $/yr
10-yr Savings: $0
According to the EPA's WARM model, on average, each ton of waste disposed of in landfills releases about 0.5 metric tons CO2e of methane gas to the atmosphere. However, far greater reductions are acheived through reducing material throughput in the manufacturing phase. For example, according to WARM, each ton of cardboard produces about 1/3 ton CO2e in landfills; however, reducing a ton of cardboard consumption results in over 5 tons CO2e in total life cycle savings.
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