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The Carbon Footprint. Your share of the sky.
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The Carbon Footprint
Your share of the sky
The total greenhouse gas one person's choices add to the air.
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The global average is about 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person per year. India: about 2 tonnes. The United States: about 14 tonnes. The atmosphere does not sort emissions by nationality. It counts molecules. The same atmosphere holds all of them.
- A single return flight from Delhi to London produces about 2 tonnes of CO2 per passenger. That equals one Indian's annual average.
- Track your footprint with a free online calculator. The categories that contribute most may surprise you.
SourceGlobal Carbon Project data
IPCC emissions reports
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Climate Change
The 1.5-degree line
The long-term warming of the planet caused by trapped gases.
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Water Scarcity
The crisis that arrives without warning
Having less clean water than the people in a place need.
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Public Transport
Moving a million people at once
Shared vehicles that move many people using little road each.
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