Household Calculator Methodology
Electricity:
https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2015/c&e/pdf/ce4.6.pdf
Natural gas:
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2015/c&e/pdf/ce4.6.pdf
Fuel Oil:
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2015/c&e/pdf/ce4.6.pdf
https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php
Propane:
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2015/c&e/pdf/ce4.6.pdf
Automobile emissions:
Emission factors (WRI Tables 10 for CO2 and Table 12 for CH4 & N2O) | |||
Type of Vehicle | kg CO2/gal | g CH4/mi | g N2O/mi |
Car | 8.81 | 0.0147 | 0.0079 |
Hybrid Car** | 8.81 | 0.0147 | 0.0079 |
Pickup Truck/ SUV/ Van | 8.81 | 0.0157 | 0.0101 |
Delivery Truck | 10.15 | 0.0051 | 0.0048 |
Semi-Trailer/ Big-Rig | 10.15 | 0.0051 | 0.0048 |
Fuel Economy: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10310
EVs: https://evtool.ucsusa.org/?utm_campaign=fbads&utm_medium=fbads&utm_source=fbads
WRI tables: https://ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools#cross_sector_tools_id
Water:
Air travel:
Diet: