What's your carbon footprint?

[PartySick 172,995]

The SciShow channel on YouTube posted a video about the latest findings on climate change. A bit of bad news but there is hope

They're also sponsored by Wren. You don't have to donate or subscribe to them but they have a neat tool on their site that lets you estimate your carbon footprint.

https://www.wren.co/calculator

Here's mine

[Mother of Puppies 36,615]

This is what I've got:

 

Your carbon footprint

6,2

tons of CO₂ per year

That's 36 % less than the Germany average.

 

 

(I didn't include travelling by plane because of Covid - I haven't been on a plane for about 2 years -  but in "normal times" I'd travel by plane (short distance) 2-4 times a year. So normally my carbon footprint would be a bit higher

[Pennywise 36,080]

I hate the carbon footprint thing when climate change can only be truly stopped if we stop the big corporations 

[RAMROD 117,269]

I am using pre-covid standards, when traveling and commuting was day to day thing.

 

 

[RAMROD 117,269]

3 minutes ago, Pennywise said:

I hate the carbon footprint thing when climate change can only be truly stopped if we stop the big corporations 

How much was yours? 60 tons?

[Pennywise 36,080]

Well, American gheys, explain  

[Pennywise 36,080]

Just now, Pennywise said:

Well, American gheys, explain  

@RAMROD

[RAMROD 117,269]

1 minute ago, Pennywise said:

Well, American gheys, explain  

We drive everywhere cos our transport  systems is non existent in the most part, and the one that exists are shxtty. It's "found used needles in between your chairs gap" shxtty  

[Helxig 45,427]

This is all very interesting, and it's good to remain informed, but I'm not going to feel guilty about my personal carbon footprint when I try my best to be sustainable within my own means, and when billion dollar companies are the ones doing 90% of the worlds pollution. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, and all that.

Also the personal carbon footprint was invented by BP to offset the guilt onto the average person and divert attention away from big corporations like themselves. Yes the BP who had the massive oil spill in 2010. BP's annual carbon footprint is something like 370 million tonnes a year. 

Here's a chart of the 20 firms that are responsible for 1/3 of the entire world's carbon emissions

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/09/revealed-20-firms-third-carbon-emissions

[RAMROD 117,269]

1 minute ago, Helxig said:

This is all very interesting, and it's good to remain informed, but I'm not going to feel guilty about my personal carbon footprint when I try my best to be sustainable within my own means, and when billion dollar companies are the ones doing 90% of the worlds pollution. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, and all that.

Also the personal carbon footprint was invented by BP to offset the guilt onto the average person and divert attention away from big corporations like themselves. Yes the BP who had the massive oil spill in 2010

 

5 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

How much was yours? 60 tons?

 

[Pennywise 36,080]

Just now, RAMROD said:

We drive everywhere cos our transport  systems is non existent in the most part, and the one that exists are shxtty. It's "found used needles in between your chairs gap" shxtty  

 

I live alone, and I'm lucky enough that work/school is close enough for me to walk to, and the other times I just take public transit if I have to because I don't own a car. Tbh capitalism makes it nearly impossible for us to lower the carbon footprint by ourselves in most places, so I don't blame y'all 

[Oriane 22,803]

Your footprint is 3.5 tons of CO₂ per year.
(0.7 times the world average)

Based on your responses, you could become carbon neutral for
€4.50 / month.

 

I did it as it is right now, in pandemic times though  No plane trips or anything. I'll redo a "normal" one.

Edit:

 

Your footprint is 4.8 tons of CO₂ per year.
(1 times the world average)

Based on your responses, you could become carbon neutral for
€6.10 / month.

[dynamite 66,856]

4.9 tons 

[flyaway 15,350]

So now they're blaming us when it's the big corporations the ones responsible for the major issue 

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