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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45723
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 05 10:28 am Post subject: Calculate your household CO2
https://www.carbonneutral.com/calculators/householdcalculatorshop.asp?productid=812&productname=CarbonNeutral%20Home:%20Household%20calculator

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 05 11:12 am Post subject:
The total amount of CO2 produced by your household is 4.5 tonnes per year You can offset these emissions by dedicating 6 trees

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42223
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 05 12:08 pm Post subject:
Wood as a fuel?

dougal

Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 05 1:22 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Wood as a fuel?

Well, as long as the tree is replaced, its basically carbon neutral... isn't it?

There may however be non-biofuel inputs, such as transport, tools, irrigation and fertiliser (?) to be considered - but those are likely small and highly variable...

Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 05 5:40 pm Post subject:
Thank you Tahir - that is a VERY handy link.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 05 11:15 am Post subject:
Took a wild guess on my expected electricity usage and came out at 1.8 tonnes. What do you reckon the usage for a house with low voltage lights, gas cooker (electric oven) and wood burning Ch would be?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43743
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 05 8:53 pm Post subject:

dont know but my cooking , hot water ,washing machine and heating light and electrical goods came out at 0.9 of a ton for two people .so im ahead of myself in the tree planting ,thats a relief . no heating on yet either .im trying to visulise that much co2 as coke , it is under half what i used in a year on solid fuel in a terraced house for just heat and hot water for one person .good insulation , double glazing and heat sink floors and walls probably make more difference than owt .but with wood you grow some new and get carbon negative ,so its hard to tell .the hedge will cover it .

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