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United States
eGRID 2023 · EPA factors
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European Union
EEA 2023 · Eurostat factors
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Grid: Germany · 371 g CO₂/kWh (EEA 2023)
Estimated emissions only. Full methodology at decarb.co/methodology v2.3.
Transport
Estimated emissions from your personal vehicle, scaled to your actual mileage.
What type of vehicle do you primarily use?
🚌No personal vehiclePublic transit or cycling
🚗Hybrid / efficient45 MPG average
🚙Standard petrol25 MPG US average
🛻Large SUV / truck17 MPG average
⚡ Electric vehicle0.34 kWh/mile · eGRID national grid
Miles driven per year
Estimated transport emissions
— tons CO₂e / year
Tailpipe Scope 1 only. Manufacturing excluded. See factors ›
Emission factors ›
| No vehicle / public transit (t CO₂e/yr) | 0.45 |
| Hybrid / efficient US (12k mi @ 45 MPG) | 2.4 base |
| Standard petrol US (12k mi @ 25 MPG) | 4.3 base |
| Large SUV / truck US (12k mi @ 17 MPG) | 6.3 base |
| Electric vehicle US (12k mi, 0.34 kWh/mi, 0.350 kg/kWh) | 1.5 base |
| EU typical car (12,500 km @ ~115 g CO₂e/km) | 1.44 base |
| EU electric vehicle (12,500 km, country grid) | varies by country |
| Distance scaling | Linear vs baseline |
| Sources | EPA GHG Hub 2025 (full CO₂e); FHWA; EEA new car CO₂ 2022 |
Home energy
Operational emissions from electricity and heating. Scope 1 and 2.
What type of home do you live in?
🏗️Shared flat
🏢Flat / condo
🏘️Semi-detached
🏠Detached house
Electricity usage
⚙️ Customise grid intensity by ZIP code ›
Enter your ZIP code to use your local eGRID 2023 subregion factor instead of the US national average (0.350 kg CO₂e/kWh).
Enter ZIP to see your local grid factor.
Using: 0.350 kg CO₂e/kWh (US national avg — eGRID 2023)
☀️ I have solar panels or plan to install them ›
☀️ Solar panel system
saving 0.0 tons CO₂e/yr
Typical 6 kW system generates ~8,000 kWh/yr. Adjust to your system size.
System size
🔋 Battery storage
no additional saving
A battery increases solar self-consumption, reducing grid draw further.
Primary heating system
Emission factors ›
| US electricity baselines (kWh/yr — EIA RECS 2020, by heating type) | |
| Shared flat · gas/oil/DH / electric resistance / heat pump | 5,300 / 7,300 / 6,000 |
| Flat / condo | 5,700 / 9,200 / 6,900 |
| Semi-detached | 7,400 / 13,900 / 9,700 |
| Detached house | 11,000 / 19,800 / 14,200 |
| EU electricity baselines (kWh/yr — ODYSSEE-MURE 2023) | |
| Shared flat · gas/DH / electric / heat pump | 2,000 / 7,000 / 3,700 |
| Flat / condo | 3,200 / 11,500 / 6,000 |
| Semi-detached | 4,500 / 16,600 / 8,500 |
| Detached house | 5,500 / 20,900 / 10,600 |
| Grid factors | |
| US national default (kg CO₂e/kWh) | 0.350 — eGRID 2023 full CO₂e |
| EU grid intensity | Country-specific — EEA 2023 |
| Heating — US (t CO₂e/yr typical) | |
| Natural gas (5.3 kg CO₂/therm) | ~1.5 |
| Fuel oil — housing-type table (EPA 10.21 kg CO₂e/gal) | 2.0 – 4.0 |
| Electric resistance | via kWh baseline |
| Heat pump (COP 2.8 US, 3.0 EU) | via kWh baseline |
| District heating EU | Country-specific kg CO₂e/kWh |
| Sources | |
| US | EIA RECS 2020 CE4.1; EPA GHG Hub 2025; eGRID 2023; NREL |
| EU | ODYSSEE-MURE 2023; EEA; National GHG inventories; IEA WEB 2023 |
Flights
How many return flights do you take per year? Figures are per roundtrip based on ICAO data.
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Short-haul
e.g. NYC → Chicago · 2h 33m · 0.296 t CO₂e per roundtrip
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0 roundtrips per year
0.0 tons CO₂e/year
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Medium-haul
e.g. NYC → Los Angeles · 5h 18m · 0.608 t CO₂e per roundtrip
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0 roundtrips per year
0.0 tons CO₂e/year
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Long-haul
e.g. NYC → Rome · 8h 08m · 0.775 t CO₂e per roundtrip
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0 roundtrips per year
0.0 tons CO₂e/year
Estimated flight emissions
0.0 tons CO₂e / year
CO₂ only. Non-CO₂ effects (contrails, NOx) excluded in v2.3. See factors ›
Emission factors ›
| Short-haul (t CO₂e / roundtrip) | 0.296 — ICAO |
| Reference route | NYC → Chicago, 2h 33m |
| Medium-haul (t CO₂e / roundtrip) | 0.608 — ICAO |
| Reference route | NYC → Los Angeles, 5h 18m |
| Long-haul (t CO₂e / roundtrip) | 0.775 — ICAO |
| Reference route | NYC → Rome, 8h 08m |
| Radiative forcing | Excluded v2.3. RFI 1.9–2.7× under consideration for v2.4. |
Lifestyle
Food, shopping, and waste. Cooking and food waste are modelled within the diet figures.
What best describes your diet?
🌱VeganNo animal products
🥗VegetarianNo meat or fish
🍽️FlexitarianLimited meat and dairy
🥩OmnivoreRegular meat
Monthly spending on goods and services
Excludes rent, energy bills, food, and transport — those are captured in other sections.
Under $150Minimal spending
$150–300Moderate
$300–500Active consumer
Over $500/monthHigh consumer spending
Waste behaviour
🗑️No recycling
♻️Recycling
🌿Minimalist
Emission factors ›
| Diet (t CO₂e/yr) | |
| Vegan | 0.4 — Poore & Nemecek 2018 |
| Vegetarian | 1.2 — Heller & Keoleian 2015 |
| Flexitarian | 1.7 — USDA / P&N |
| Omnivore | 2.3 — USDA / CoolClimate |
| Goods US (t CO₂e/yr) — Exiobase 3.8.2 / USEEIO v2, 2025 prices | |
| Under $150/month | 0.50 |
| $150–300/month | 1.10 |
| $300–500/month | 1.95 |
| Over $500/month | 2.75 |
| Goods EU (t CO₂e/yr) — Exiobase 3.8.2, 0.30 kg/EUR, 2025 prices | |
| Under €150/month | 0.27 |
| €150–300/month | 0.81 |
| €300–500/month | 1.44 |
| Over €500/month | 2.16 |
| Waste US (t CO₂e/yr) — EPA WARM v15 | |
| No recycling | 0.42 |
| Recycling | 0.27 |
| Minimalist | 0.15 |
| Waste EU (t CO₂e/yr) — Eurostat env_wasmun 2023 | |
| No recycling | 0.14 |
| Recycling | 0.07 |
| Minimalist | 0.03 |
Finance
Emissions attributed to your bank deposits and investments through lending and portfolio holdings.
Scope 3, Category 15. These are estimated emissions attributed to your capital through your financial institution's lending and investment activities. They don't reflect what you directly cause — but they reflect where your money works.
Banking
🏦Standard bank
🚫No bank account
🌿Green bankFossil-free lending
Bank balance
US median ~$8,000 (Fed SCF 2022)
Investments
📈Standard fund
🚫No investments
♻️Green / ESG fundFossil-free
Investment balance
US median ~$87,000 (Fed SCF 2022)
Estimated finance emissions
— tons CO₂e / year
Scope 3, Category 15. Scales with your actual balance. See factors ›
Emission factors ›
| Banking (per $ or € held / year) | |
| Standard bank | 0.24 kg CO₂e — PCAF 2023 |
| No bank account | 0 |
| Green / fossil-free bank (US) | 0.057 kg CO₂e/$-yr — GreenFi |
| Green / fossil-free bank (EU) | 0.045 kg CO₂e/€-yr — GreenFi/GABV |
| Investments (per $ or € held / year) | |
| Standard fund | 0.033 kg CO₂e — GHG Protocol Cat.15 / PCAF v3 |
| No investments | 0 |
| Green / ESG fund | 0.017 kg CO₂e — GreenFi / PCAF v3 |
| Balance defaults | |
| US | Bank $8k · Investments $87k (Fed SCF 2022) |
| EU | Bank €5k · Investments €20k (ECB HFCS 2021) |
Your footprint
Estimated annual carbon footprint
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tons CO₂e / year
US average: 15.2 t
EU average: 8.0 t
1.5°C target: ~2.5 t
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All figures are estimates based on category averages. Full methodology at decarb.co/methodology v2.3.