Calculate your emissions
With this CO₂ equivalent calculation tool you can calculate your personal CO₂ emissions (carbon footprint)* or as a medium to small-sized business. You can choose to only compensate for your electricity, gas, transport (the CO₂ emissions of your car, public transportation & air travel) or everything at the same time.
Do you want a tailor-made plan to compensate the carbon footprint of a large company or event? Contact us.
You can calculate your emissions here in a few simple steps. At the bottom of this page you will find the total and the possibility to immediately offset your emissions. You can add extra fields during each step with the [+] button. You can correct errors by adding a new row and deleting the previous row. You can also scroll back to a previous step to correct it.
[*] Emissions are tracked as 'Well To Wheel' so that the full emissions of an activity can be calculated. A distinction is made between direct emissions (Tank To Wheel) and emissions from the front chain (Well To Tank). For the consumer, we use the “Tank To Wheel” figure, the direct emissions during consumption. When calculating, emissions are expressed in kilograms of CO2-equivalent.[emission factors][how it works]
Household Emissions
The emission factor of electricity strongly depends on the source. To calculate your footprint, find out what kind of electricity you use. It is currently common practice to assign the CO2 emission factor for green electricity imported from abroad to GOs imported from abroad, because this import does not contribute to the domestic greening of electricity production.
- For gray power we assume an average of 0.45kg CO2e per kWh in this “Tank To Wheel” calculation.
- For green electricity 0kg.
- For gray gas, we assume an average of 1.79 kg CO2e per m³ in this “Tank To Wheel” calculation.
- For green gas 0kg.
Numbers after the decimal point are rounded.
Use the [+] button to add an extra household/property or compare values.
Car emissions
The size of your car is based on weight.
- For a small car we assume a maximum of 950 kg for petrol and 1050 kg for diesel cars.
- For a medium-sized car, we assume 950-1350 kg for petrol and 1050-1450 kg for diesel cars.
- For a large car, we assume more than 1350 kg for petrol and 1450 kg for diesel cars.
When calculating an electric car, the emission for the consumer "Tank To Wheel" is 0 kg.
The “Well To Wheel” calculation (including the generation of (grey) electricity) is 0.104kg CO2e per kilometer driven.
Emissions are calculated based on distance traveled per vehicle. Numbers after the decimal point are rounded.
Use the [+] button to add an extra vehicle or compare values.
Public Transport Emissions
Emissions are calculated based on distance traveled per person.
To get an average picture of traveling by public transport from A to B without specifying a means of transport, choose General PT. This is a rough average of the emissions per km in all public transport.
When calculating electric vehicles, the “Tank To Wheel” emissions for the consumer often amount to zero. Numbers after the decimal point are rounded.
Use the [+] button to add an extra mode of transport or to compare values.
Air travel emissions
Search by the name of an airport or city and select the desired result.
You may need to click twice to confirm your selection.
Use the [+] button to add or compare additional flights.
Emissions from short flights (<700km) are about 40% more than longer flights.
Emissions are calculated based on distance traveled per person.
Numbers after the decimal point are rounded.
Total
Compensation
With Nature For Future you can easily & efficiently offset your emissions.
NFF is a certified non-profit foundation and uses reliable sources for our data calculations.
Our projects follow Fair Trade practices and transparent methods to offset your emissions.
Taking into account that the jungle in Costa Rica is dense and diverse, we use an average absorption of 30 kg absorbed CO₂ per tree per year for our calculations. [source1][source2][source3][source4]
No carbon credit rights can be derived or traded with the certificates issued by NFF. The costs of offsetting CO₂ via NFF are based on our own calculations and our own methods for reforestation.
CO₂e is an abbreviation for “carbon dioxide equivalents”. It is a way of comparing the emissions of various greenhouse gases based on their 'global warming potential' or GWP.
