Carbon Footprint Data Table Home Energy Primary heating source (select one): ______ Natural Gas ___X___ Electricity ______ Fuel Oil ______ Propane   Transportation Number of vehicles per household: __2___ Perform regular maintenance on vehicle(s): _Already do_ (already do/ do not do) Total miles you drive with all your vehicles: __120___ miles per _Week_ (year/week) Average gas mileage of all your vehicles: __25__ miles per gallon (Tip: For total miles driven add up miles driven with each vehicle; for average gas mileage of all vehicles, add up individual average gas mileages for each vehicle and divide by the number of vehicles) Waste Average waste emissions for a household of __5__ people: _12,207_ lbs of CO2 CO2 emissions saved by recycling: __1,037____ lbs of CO2 My Household's Carbon Footprint My household size: _5_ My household's current carbon footprint is _38,868_ lbs. The largest contributor to my household's carbon footprint is (select one): ______ Home Energy          __X__ Transportation          ______ Waste   According to the chart above,  what actions can be takien to reduce the household's carbon footprint, and how does the cost savings align with the achieved CO2 emissions? How much money can be saved additionally?

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Carbon Footprint Data Table

Home Energy

Primary heating source (select one):

______ Natural Gas

___X___ Electricity

______ Fuel Oil

______ Propane

 

Transportation

Number of vehicles per household: __2___

Perform regular maintenance on vehicle(s): _Already do_ (already do/ do not do)

Total miles you drive with all your vehicles: __120___ miles per _Week_ (year/week)

Average gas mileage of all your vehicles: __25__ miles per gallon

(Tip: For total miles driven add up miles driven with each vehicle; for average gas mileage of all vehicles, add up individual average gas mileages for each vehicle and divide by the number of vehicles)

Waste

Average waste emissions for a household of __5__ people: _12,207_ lbs of CO2

CO2 emissions saved by recycling: __1,037____ lbs of CO2

My Household's Carbon Footprint

My household size: _5_

My household's current carbon footprint is _38,868_ lbs.

The largest contributor to my household's carbon footprint is (select one):

______ Home Energy          __X__ Transportation          ______ Waste

 

According to the chart above,  what actions can be takien to reduce the household's carbon footprint, and how does the cost savings align with the achieved CO2 emissions? How much money can be saved additionally?

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