Monthly Carbon Dioxide Output Calculator

Remember, this is a personal carbon dioxide calculator.  If you share a home with two other people, please divide your electricity use by three.  These four sources are the major consumer sources in California.


How many gallons of gasoline do you use per month?        
        (United States average: 38 gallons per month)

 How many therms of natural gas do you use per month? 
        (California average: 15 therms per month)

 How many kilowatt hours of electricity do you use per month? 
        (California average: 190 Kilowatt-hours per month)

How many airline miles do you fly, on average, per month? 
        (United States average:  147 miles per month)


 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide per Month
        (California average: 1136 lbs, Kyoto Agreement Average: 940 lbs.)

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