Calculate your Carbon Footprint

Our daily lives can have a big impact on the environment. From driving to your diet, find out how your lifestyle stacks up ecologically.

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Q1

How many people live in your home?

1
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Q2

How much is your typical annual electricity bill?

£500-£550
A small house/flat
Medium house
Large house
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Q3

How much is your typical annual gas bill?

£500-£550
A small house/flat
Medium house
Large house
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Q4

Are you on a green tariff for your gas and/or electricity?

Yes, for both
Yes, for electricity only
Yes, for gas only
No
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Q5

How would you describe water usage in your household?

Low use

We have consciously taken steps to conserve water (eg reusing waste water, using flow limiters on showerheads, installing low-flow toilets)

About average

Our water use is about average

High use

We use a lot of water (eg having lots of baths, watering the garden, washing the car etc)
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Q6

Which of the following do you recycle all or nearly all of?

Paper and card
Glass
Plastic
Metal
Textiles
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Q7

Tick all the following forms of transport you use on at least a weekly basis:

Car
Motorcycle
Bus
Train
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Q8

Is your car petrol or diesel?

Petrol
Diesel
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Q9

How much, on average, do you spend on per week?

£100-£110
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Q10

Is your motorcycle petrol or diesel?

Petrol
Diesel
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Q11

How much, on average, do you spend on per week?

£100-£110
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Q12

Do you live in London?

Yes
No
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Q13

How many hours per week do you travel by bus?

15
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Q14

How many hours per week do you travel by train?

15
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Q15

How many return flights do you typically make per year to the following areas?

Destinations
within UK
0
Destinations outside
UK but within Europe
0
Destinations
outside Europe
0
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Q16

Which of the following best describes your diet?

I eat meat every day
I eat meat several times a week
I rarely eat meat
I am vegetarian
I am vegan
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Q17

How many items of clothing do you buy on average each month?

1
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Q18

Which of the following gadgets do you buy in a typical year? (Include anything roughly similar to those listed)

Smartwatch
Smartphone
Tablet computer
Laptop
TV set or display monitor
Desktop PC or games console

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Every year you create approximately

tonnes of CO2

That's equivalent to

134,213miles driven
in an average car

5.9homes powered
for a year

17.8tonnes of waste would need to be recycled to save the same carbon

Average UK usage is between 10-15 tonnes of CO2

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Calculate your Carbon Footprint

Nearly everything we do affects our carbon footprint in some way. The products we buy, how we use water, how we get from A to B – it all adds up.

Take this quick quiz about your lifestyle to get an estimate of your annual carbon footprint. The results might surprise you, but they could also show where you can make positive changes!

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