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Electricity
Where is your home?
Calculations The response can be used to estimate the Full Cycle emission factor based on the location.
Emissions = Total electricity consumption [kWh] x Full Cycle (Scope 2 and 3 emission factor) [kg per t.CO2]
Source National Greenhouse Accounts Factors, 2021
How many people live at home?
Calculations The mean daily electricity consumption can be estimated based on the number of inhabitants.
Source CSIRO, 2018
Travel
How many km do you travel by car per week?
Calculations Kg CO2/km = (km travelled per week*52 weeks per year )* Medium car: Unknown Fuel(*) Emission Factor
Source Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021
How many hours a week do you use public transport?
Calculations Kg CO2/person/km = Distance travelled per hour (km/h) *Hours per week * 52 weeks a year * Number of persons * Emission factor for transport mode
Source City of Melbourne - Transport Strategy 2012
How many short-distance round-trip flights do you take in a year (up to 2.5h flight)?
Calculations Emissions from short-distance flights (kgCO2)= Number of short-distance flights per year * 2.5 hours * 842km/h * Short-distance flights emission factor (kgCO2/km)
Source Executive Flyers, 2022
How many intercontinental round-trip flights do you take in a year?
Calculations Emissions from long-distance flights (kgCO2)= Number of long-distance flights per year * 14.8 hours * 900km/h * Long-distance flights emission factor (kgCO2/km)
Source Executive Flyers, 2022
Lifestyle
How often do you eat meat and fish during the week?
Calculations Emissions from Meat and Fish (kgCO2)= Quantity of meat consumed per week (kg) * 52 * Average EF
Source Climate Active Inventory. (The Climate Active Inventory is not publicly available. It’s sent only to registered Climate Active consultants and Climate Active certified groups)
How much do you spend on furniture and furnishings on average each year?
Calculations Emissions from Furniture (kgCO2)= $ spent per year on Furniture ($) * Furniture EF
Source Climate Active Inventory.
How much do you spend on clothing on average each year?
Calculations Emissions from Clothes (kgCO2)= $ spent per year on Clothes ($) * Clothes EF
Source Climate Active Inventory.
How much do you spend on average each year on household appliances and electronic devises?
Calculations Emissions from Technology (kgCO2)= $ spent per year on Technology ($) * Technology EF
Source Climate Active Inventory.
Benchmark assumptions
Equivalent to hours of driving a car
Medium car Unknown fuel Emission Factor
Source Climate Active (The Climate Active Inventory is not publicly available. It’s sent only to registered Climate Active consultants and Climate Active certified groups)
Calculation breakdown Assuming you travel 50km per hour;
- 9,674 kgCO2
- 43,973 km
- 879 hours
Equivalent to hours of watching TV
Scope 2 National emission factor
Source National Greenhouse Accounts Factors
55-inch tv, 500 kWh per year, 6 star rating
Source Australian Government
Calculation Breakdown
- 9,6774 kgCO2
- 12,729 kWh
- 25 years
- 9,292 days
- 223,015 hours
Equivalent to eating scotch fillet steaks (214 g)
25.2kg CO2 per kg of fresh beef for food
Source CSIRO
214 g small scotch fillet steak
Source Australian Government
Calculation Breakdown
- 9,674 kgCo2
- 383.89 kg
- 383,895 g
- 1793.9 scotch fillet steaks