The online carbon footprint calculation tools enable you to calculate your personal or business carbon footprint.
The Carbon Calculator follow the methodology outlined by the UK Government, and currently using the “Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2020”.
The calculator uses emissions factors which take account of all greenhouse gases (i.e. CO2, N2O, methane etc.) released by the activities, with the results presented in units of metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e).
In most cases that means the results will be slightly higher than if calculating CO2 only. The calculations of emissions from fuels are Scope 1, meaning the direct GHG emissions from the combustion of the fuels.
The calculations do not include the Well to Tank (WTT) Scope 3 Emissions associated with extraction, refining, distribution, storage and retail of the fuels.
The following elements can be measured in the calculator:
- House/Buildings
- Flights
- Car/Motorbike
- Bus/Rail
- Secondary Footprint (this is a measure of the emissions caused through the manufacture, delivery and disposal of products and services we buy. Most carbon footprint calculators ignore this part of your footprint, but without it you may risk under estimating your total footprint quite considerably).