Calculate Your Home's Carbon Footprint

The Basics
How many people live in your home?
How do you heat your home?

Home Energy
What is your average monthly electric bill?	$100 per month is about average	Pounds carbon dioxide per year 16,290 pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
What is your average monthly gas bill?	$105 is about average in the United States for a household of two people.	Pounds carbon dioxide per year 11,000 pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
What is your average monthly fuel oil bill?	$130 is about average in the United States for a household of two people.	Pounds carbon dioxide per year 14,500 pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.

Waste
Based on the number of people in your household, the box at right shows your estimated greenhouse gas emissions from waste. However, if you currently recycle certain materials, your waste emissions may be lower.	Total Waste Emissions Before Recycling
Do you recycle newspaper?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Do you recycle glass?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Do you recycle plastic?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Do you recycle aluminum/steel cans?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
	Total Waste Emissions After Recycling

Total Emissions
	Your Total Emissions	Pounds of carbon dioxide/year 41,500 pounds is about average in the United States for a household of two people over a year.
What You Can Do to Reduce Your Emissions
Turn down your thermostat by	number of degrees	Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Replace 75-watt incandescent light bulbs with 25-watt ENERGY STAR lights.	enter the number of bulbs you will replace	Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Replace your old refrigerator with an ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Replace old gas or oil furnace or boiler with an ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Turn up your air conditioner thermostat by	number of degrees	Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Replace single-glazed windows with ENERGY STAR windows. Will you take this action?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Are you willing to start recycling the material(s) you don't currently recycle (review the items you checked in the waste emissions section above)?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year
Could you also recycle magazines?		Pounds carbon dioxide per year

Revised Emissions Total
If you took all the actions listed above, you would reduce your emissions by
Your new total annual CO2 emissions would be