Carbon Footprint

Carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted due to the the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person or a group of people. The EPA defines it as  “The total amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted into the atmosphere each year by a person, family, building, organization, or company.” Driving a car is an obvious tool of emitting carbon dioxide, but the not so obvious one is the daily devices we use in our household. 

The EPA has a calculator  that makes it simple to see what your estimated carbon footprint currently is a year.  The end figures are in pounds of CO2 per year.  I have a condo and currently resides 3 people, we have an estimated carbon footprint of 40,052 LB of CO2 per year.  On the website it gives you many simple steps to take to reduce CO2 emissions from your household.When comparing to my friends apartment, which is a 2 person household.  His current estimated emissions are at 25,550 LB of CO2 per year..