Welcome!
The EPA has developed tools to
help individuals (and households) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
take action.
Businesses and organizations interested in educating their employees
and members about what they can do at home to help protect our climate
can also use these tools.
Use this online
calculator
(click) to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions
or your family’s greenhouse gas emissions. Then move on to
the
next section of the calculator to explore actions you and/or your
family can take to lower your emissions while reducing your energy and
waste disposal costs. For each action you choose to take, the
calculator displays the amount of emissions you could avoid and how
that amount relates to your total emissions.
Instructions for using the calculator:
Allow yourself 10-15 minutes to enter the data.
To get the most accurate results, gather your recent electric, gas,
and/or oil bills so you can use real numbers for your
household’s
energy consumption.
After entering data, use the TAB key to continue moving through the
calculator. The calculator is designed to give you a rough
“ballpark” estimate of your emissions and the
savings you
may achieve from taking certain actions. If you have more specific
information (i.e. square footage of your home), try using the
calculator listed below.
This calculator provides an estimate of household greenhouse gas
emissions resulting from household energy use and waste disposal, and
it gives you information you can use to identify ways to reduce your
personal greenhouse gases.
Use the calculator
to estimate your carbon footprint and then click on the "Purchase
Carbon Credits" button on our menu to the left.
Once there, purchase the number of units necessary to offset your
carbon emissions. You can purchase additional carbon credits for your
family and relatives. An official numbered certificate, suitable for
framing, will be issued to you and to those whose name carbon credits
are purchased indicating the number of carbon units purchased.
You, your entire
family and your business can become carbon neutral.
