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University of Maryland Baltimore County Carbon Footprint Calculator
Use this simple calculator to estimate your Carbon Footprint.
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Do you live on-campus or off-campus?
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Which option best describes how you heat your space?
Most places we call home are heated by one of the three sources listed below.
Electricity
Natural Gas
Heating Oil
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Electric EF
MTeCO2/person per house (US EPA Carbon Foot Print Calc)
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NG EF
MTeCO2/person per house (US EPA Carbon Foot Print Calc)
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No.2 EF
MTeCO2/person per house (US EPA Carbon Foot Print Calc)
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How many people, including yourself, do you live with?
If you live alone type 1, if you have one roommate you would type 2
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Off Campus Electric Heat Calc
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Off Campus NG Calc
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Off Campus No.2 Calc
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Live On-campus Calc
EF= 8.44 MTeCO2/ person as derived from AVG of 2007-2019 UMBC total GHG emissions/ 07-09 UMBC total residential population
MTeCo2
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Energy Total Emissions
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Do you own, or regularly drive, a motor vehicle?
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Which option best describes your motor vehicle?
Car
SUV or Van
Truck
Motorcycle or Moped
Electric Vehicle
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Car AVG MPG
FHWA (May 18) Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled in Miles
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SUV/VAN
FHWA (May 18) Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled in Miles
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Truck
FHWA (May 18) Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled in Miles
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Motorcycle
FHWA (May 18) Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled in Miles
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EV
Assumes EV has 0 Scope 1 emissions
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Which option is the closest value to the number of miles you drive in a year?
The average American drives 11,400 miles per year.
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Transpo Calc
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How many bags of trash do you throw out in a typical week?
For our purposes, a bag is a "tall kitchen" bag that many of us have used in our homes.
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How many bags of recycling do you recycle in a typical week?
For our purposes, a bag is a "tall kitchen" bag that many of us have used in our homes. Recyclable items include papers, plastics, and metals.
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Do you produce at least half a bag of compostable materials in a week?
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How many bags of organic waste do you compost in a typical week?
For our purposes, a bag is a "tall kitchen" bag that many of us have used in our homes and "organic waste" is anything that you can eat.
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Trash Calc
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Recycle Calc
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Compost Calc
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Waste total calc
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Your Annual Carbon Footprint
Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent (MTeCO2)
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Your Footprint Summary
All emissions are reported in Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalents (MTeCO2)
Energy Emissions
Transportation Emissions
Waste Emissions
Your Total Carbon Footprint
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I want to reduce my Carbon Footprint!
There are many small changes and simple steps that you can take today which will help to reduce your carbon footprint tomorrow!
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I want to reduce my Energy related Carbon Footprint!
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What happens to my Carbon Footprint if I...?
Please check all options that interest you.
Change all lights to LEDs
Unplug electronic devices when not in use
Only wash clothes in cold water
Set my thermostat to 78F in the summer and 68F in the winter
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What happens if I switch my electricity the following percentage of renewable energy?
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Renewables Calc
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Redux values
LED: Assumes lighting is 8% of total energy use
Unplug: Assumes 7%
Cold Wash: Assumes redux of 8.5% from Wam/Warm (3.5 kwh) to cold/cold (.3 kwh) per cold water saves.org
Set back: 10% per energy.gov
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LED Checked
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unplug Checked
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cold water
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setback
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redux total
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These choices could reduce my Energy Carbon Footprint by:
MTeCO2
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This would reduce my overall total Carbon Footprint by:
MTeCO2
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I want to reduce my Transportation related Carbon Footprint!
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What happens if I reduce the miles I drive by this amount?
You can reduce your transportation mileage footprint by choosing to walk, ride a bike, or use public transportation.
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Percentage of Miles redux calc
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What happens to my driving related emissions if I switch to:
a hybrid vehicle
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switch to hybrid calc
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switch to ev calc
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These changes would reduce my transportation-related emissions by:
MTeCO2
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Reducing my total Carbon Footprint by:
MTeCO2
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I want to reduce my Carbon Footprint associated with waste!
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What happens if I reduce the amount of trash I send to the landfill by this much?
You can achieve waste reduction by eliminating waste through thoughtful purchases and ensuring that the waste you produce properly disposed (i.e. recycling or composting when appropriate).
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trash redux calc
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What happens if I increase my composting efforts by this much:
At UMBC you can compost anything that you can eat! Compost collection is available at The Commons and True Grits.
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trash redux calc
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These changes would reduce my waste footprint by:
MTeCO2
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Compost increase calc
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Reducing my total Carbon Footprint by:
MTeCO2
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So how did my choices impact my Carbon Footprint?
My Original Carbon Footprint (MTeCO2)
What my Carbon Footprint can become (MTeCO2)
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