Climate Leadership Initiative
Institute for a Sustainable Environment
University of Oregon
Calculate your household's global warming impact
This worksheet provides a rough estimate of your household emissions of carbon dioxide for
residents in the Eugene area (EWEB customers). For each category below follow the
instructions then add your totals to find your total household emissions. Some categories
(heating oil, for example) do not apply to all households, and this does not include emissions
from yard, waste, food and other consumption.
Total
Your Household
Pounds
Instructions
Multiply By
Emissions
Carbon
Dioxide
Electricity
Average monthly electric bill
in dollars. For wind or
greenpower put zero.
Natural
gas
Indicate your average
monthly natural gas bill in
dollars.
Heating
oil
Estimate your average annual
heating oil use in dollars.
X
1.4 lbs CO2
EWEB average is
$72.00 (not including
$6.50 surcharge)
X
Estimate the number of total
miles driven in your
household per year.
Air travel
Estimate the total number of
miles flown by members of
your household per year.
9
NW Natural average
is $77 (not including
surcharge)
lbs CO2 per
dollar
X
lbs CO2 per
dollar
US average is $130
Vehicles
per dollar
X
(US average is
12,000 miles per
vehicle)
X
(US average is
approximately 2,000
miles per year)
TOTAL
9.5
1
lb CO2 per
mile*
1
lb CO2 per
mile
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* Assuming US average vehicle efficiency of 20 miles per gallon. Cut the number in half for average fuel
efficiency of 40 mpg, or by 75% if your vehicles run on 99% biodiesel.
For more information about the Climate Leadership Initiative check our website at
www.climateleadership.org.
To sign up for a household Greenhouse Gas Emissions Consultations contact us at
climlead@uoregon.edu or call us at 541-346-0786.
Climate Leadership Initiative  Institute for a Sustainable Environment  University of Oregon
5247 University of Oregon  Eugene, OR 97403  541-346-0786 http://climlead.uoregon.edu
Personal Action Plan
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You can make a difference in reducing your personal greenhouse gas
emissions!
To reduce my personal emissions I will:
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Name: ___________________________ Date: ____________
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