Calculate Carbon Footprint
If we know
how to calculate carbon footprint it will give us an idea how much we are impacting
the environment with our day to day activities. To maintain our modern life
styles we need to burn fossil fuels that cause green house gas emission- such
as using a car/bus etc., heating the house, manufacturing various products via
industry or even producing food for consumptions- all of these activities
release certain amount of greenhouse gas. All those emission are taken into
consideration while calculating carbon footprint for an individual or an
organisation or even a product. It is a measurement of their total impact in
the environment over a period.
Once the size of the Carbon
footprint is known for an individual, organization or nation, preventive
measures can be taken and strategies can be developed to reduce it. Such
measure may include usage of advanced technology, better process development
and product management; reduce consumption, reuse, recycle and other carbon
offsetting technologies.
Online Calculator to Calculate Carbon Footprint
There are several free online
carbon footprint calculators exist. These programs require inputting data
regarding your carbon usage like food habit, transportation types, home size,
shopping and recreational activities, electricity usage, heating and cooling of
home, heavy appliances usage at home like dryers and refrigerators etc. Based on
these input data an estimation of the carbon foot print is then calculated.
Some of the major online carbon footprint calculators are as follows:
Carbon Calculator by Nature.Org
Carbon Calculator by Carbonfootprint.com
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