Carbon Calculator

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Introduction

Welcome to one of the first carbon calculators aimed at students.

It has been specifically tailored to a Cambridge student's lifestyle and will pinpoint areas of your lifestyle which you can realistically do something about.

Background Information:

How many weeks do you spend at uni each year?
Select Your:
College
Course
Status in University
Gender

May we store your results annonymously for potential use in statistics? Yes --- No
(N.B. If you are coming back to fill this in a second time, select no to help us avoid duplicates)

Electrical Appliances

How often do you use:
A washing machine: times / week running at
A tumble dryer: times / week
N.B. If you use them less than once a week enter a decimal number, eg:
0.5 = once every 2 weeks
0.33 = once every 3 weeks
...

Entertainment / Computers

How much do you use the following:
TV: for hours per week. (Left on Standby? )
Set-top Box: hours per week. (Left on Standby? )
Laptop: hours per week. (Left plugged in? )
Desktop: hours per week. (Left plugged in? )
Monitor: for hours per week. (Left on Standby / sleep mode? )
Printer: in "Ready" mode (on) for hours per week. In "Sleep" mode (standby) for hours per week.
Mobile Charger: Left plugged in?

Transport

Approximately how far do you travel from home to university? miles
(If you're not sure have a look maps.google.co.uk, or for international locations www.mapcrow.info . Alternatively make an educated guess using the approximate distances from Cambridge to several locations listed below ...
Cambridge to:
London ~ 60 miles, Birmingham ~ 100 miles, Manchester ~ 160 miles, Newcastle ~ 240 miles, Glasgow ~ 380 miles, New York ~ 3500 miles, Singapore ~ 6700 miles, Sydney ~ 10500 miles)
How many times each year do you make this journey (one way = 1 journey)?
By Car: times / year
By Coach / Train: times / year
By Plane: times / year
Apart from travelling between home and university, approximately how far do you travel by the following means on average each week?
Car / Taxi: miles
Bus / Coach / Train: miles

Lighting

In your room, what use do you make of the following:
Low Energy Lightbulbs: bulbs used for approx hours per day
Fluroscent Lightbulbs: bulbs used for approx hours per day
100W Filament Bulb: bulbs used for approx hours per day
60W Filament Bulb: bulbs used for approx hours per day
40W Filament Bulb: bulbs used for approx hours per day

Food

Roughly how many 250g portions of beef do you eat per week?
How many aluminium cans / tins do you buy per week? . I recycle approx of them every week.
How many glass bottles do you buy per week? . I recycle approx of them every week.
How many times do you use each of the following per week?
Electric Hob: times / week
Gas Hob: times / week
Electric Oven: times / week
Kettle: times / week
How much use do you make of a microwave?
hours per week. (Left on Standby? )
How many of the following do you have?
  Number Size Energy Rating Number of people sharing
Refrigerator:
Fridge/Freezer: