Google probably intended to provide convenience more than carbon savings, but for anyone who actually drives, that’s typically the single biggest part of their carbon footprint (30-40%). Getting out of your car and onto transit (or bike) is often the single best thing you can do to reduce your footprint.
Features:
-Mobile site
-Links with mobile GPS
-Includes tons of transit agencies
Also, the directions on maps.google.com can give bike or walking directions, and you can highlight bike paths for the most cyclist-friendly routes. Go Googs.
-Mobile site
-Links with mobile GPS
-Includes tons of transit agencies
Also, the directions on maps.google.com can give bike or walking directions, and you can highlight bike paths for the most cyclist-friendly routes. Go Googs.
2. Careplane Browser Plugin
Automatic carbon labelling for flights! This nifty browser plugin that integrates seamlessly with common travel booking sites like Kayak.com and displays the carbon footprint of the flight. Sometimes there is a big difference (20%+) in carbon footprint with prices that are about the same. This is one case where information can really help reduce carbon emissions.
Automatic carbon labelling for flights! This nifty browser plugin that integrates seamlessly with common travel booking sites like Kayak.com and displays the carbon footprint of the flight. Sometimes there is a big difference (20%+) in carbon footprint with prices that are about the same. This is one case where information can really help reduce carbon emissions.
3. CoolClimate Carbon Calculator
What kind of blogger would I be without a shameless plug? Of course I’m going to include our carbon footprint calculator on here. However, we do have things that set us apart from other calculators:
- Complete carbon footprints. Most calculators include:
- Electricity
- Gasoline
- Flights
- Some also have:
- Food
- We have all of the above, plus emissions from producing
- Goods
- Services.
We also have “smart defaults” based on your location, household size and income.
Plus, you can save your results, track your pledges and see how you compare to people like you. Over time, you can check off the results you finish to keep track of your savings.
Compares you to the typical person who lives like you do-- your city, same income and same number of people in the house:
And it’s the only carbon calculator that has been peer-reviewed. The paper, “Quanitfying Carbon Footprint Reduction Opportunities for U.S. Households” by Christopher M. Jones and Daniel Kammen was published in ES&T in March 2011, which is one of the world’s most respected academic journals on environmental issues. All data and calculations are published online as well, giving the calculator full transparency.
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