An average family of 3-5 earth protectors. This climate+ package assumes a family of 3: 2 parents and a baby, living in an average sized home, with 2 cars and a well-rounded diet. It assumes a baby diapers, books, toys, and food.
What Does climate+ Mean?
How Can We Do Better?
- •Turning your thermostat down by two degrees.
- •Wearing clothes more than once before washing them.
- •Biking, walking, or riding the bus to work!
- •Switching over to LED bulbs and smart appliances.
- •Trying to buy local, seasonal fruits and vegetables.
- •Using waxed cloth instead of plastic wrap for food.
- •Remembering your reusable bags, mugs, and cutlery for outings.
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The Math
The Math
This climate+ package assumes a family of three, two parents and a baby, living in an average sized home, with 2 cars, their vacations, Netflix and an average diet. It assumes a baby’s diapers, books, toys, and food.
| Cars | 0.636 MT CO2 |
| Flights | 0.276 MT CO2 |
| Hotels | 0.065 MT CO2 |
| Phones | 1.17 MT CO2 |
| Netflix | 0.288 MT CO2 |
| Food | 0.55 MT CO2 |
| Energy for housing | 0.625 MT CO2 |
| Baby Food | 0.27 MT CO2 |
| Diapers | 0.018 MT CO2 |
| Clothes | 0.598 MT CO2 |
| Stroller | 0.027 MT CO2 |
| Books | 0.0045 MT CO2 |
| Toys | 0.0009 MT CO2 |
| Total | 4.5 MT CO2 |
Cars
The average car uses about 404 grams of CO2 per mile. To translate from miles to kilometres, we divide miles by 1.609, and simultaneously divide grams by 1.609. This means the average car uses about 251 grams of C02 per kilometer.
(divide by 1.609) 1: 404grams (divide by 1.609)
0.6214: 251grams
The average Canadian drives 1,267km per month, so we can multiply the amount of kilometres by the emission factor 251grams CO2 per kilometer. This gives us a total of 318,017 grams of C02 per month.
251 grams of C02 / kilometer x 1,267 km = 318,017 grams of C02 per month
In order to change grams to metric tons, we multiply grams by 0.0000001 which gives us 0.0318 metric tons of C02 per month.
318,017 grams C02 per month x 0.000001 = 0.0318 metric tons of C02 per month
If this couple has two cars this would be a total of 0.0636 MT CO2 per month
0.0318 MT x 2 people = 0.0636 MT CO2
Flights
Planes emit 115g CO2 per kilometer. We use the conversion factor 0.000001 to get from grams to metric tons and we get 0.000115 MT of CO2 per kilometer of air travel.
115grams x 0.000001 = 0.000115 MT Carbon
Let’s assume that over the year this couple flies from Vancouver to Toronto twice per year, which is 6,710km round trip and 13,420 for two trips. They also fly to Europe once per year, this year they go to Denmark which is 7,680km one way, and 15,360km both ways. In total, this couple is flying 28,780km per year. To break this down monthly we divide total kilometers flown by 12 which is 2,398km per month.
In order to get the total emissions, we multiply 0.000115 by 2,398 km and get 0.276 MT CO2.
0.000115 MT x 2,398= 0.276 MT CO2
Hotels
Hotels emit about 31kg of CO2 per room per night. Assuming this couple stays at hotels 30 nights per year during their vacations, and each night emits 31kg CO2, they will emit a total of 930kg of CO2 from hotels. To break this down monthly we divide 930kg of C02 by 12 which is 77.5kg of CO2.
30 x 31kg = 930kg CO2
930kg CO2 / 12 = 77.5kg of CO2
In order to change this number from kilograms of CO2 to metric tons of CO2 we use the conversion factor 0.001.
77.5kg CO2 x 0.001= 0.078 MT CO2
Phones
If a person uses their phone for one hour per day over a year they would emit 1.4 tonnes of CO2. Monthly this equates to 1.4 / 12 = 0.117 tonnes of C02.
The average person spends 3-5 hours per day on their phone. Which means over a month a couple would emit 1.17 tons of CO2 for phone usage.
0.117 tons CO2 x 5 hours x 2 people= 1.17 MT of CO2
Netflix
Every half hour of Netflix watched emits 1.6kg of CO2. Since the average person watches 1.5 hours of Netflix per day, we multiply emissions per hour, by hours per day to get total emissions per day.
1.5 hours per day is equal to 3,30 minute segments.
1.6kg CO2/ half hour x 3 half hours = 4.8kg CO2 per day
To find the monthly total we multiply emissions per day by an average of 30 days in the month, this calculation gives us 144 kg CO2 over one month.
4.8kg of CO2 x 30 days = 144 kg CO2
In order to change kilograms into metric tons, we use the conversion factor of 0.001 tons for every kilogram. When we multiply 144 kg of CO2 by the conversion factor, we get 0.144 MT of CO2 emissions per month.
144kg CO2 x 0.001 = 0.144 MT CO2 per month
For two people, this would emit 0.288 MT CO2 per month.
0.144MT CO2 x 2 = 0.288 MT CO2
Food
A person with a diet including a lot of meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables and cereals emits 0.275 MT CO2 per month. This means for two people, 0.55MT of CO2 would be emitted.
0.275 MT CO2 x 2 people = 0.55 MT CO2
Energy for Housing
The average household emits 0.625 MT of CO2 per month including laundry, showers, heating and cooling and appliances.
Baby Food
The average baby drinks 750ml of milk per day, in order to convert this number into kilograms we use the conversion factor 0.001 and get 0.75kg
750ml of milk x 0.001 = 0.75 kg of milk
In order to calculate the total amount of milk over one month we multiply 0.75kg per day by 30 days.
0.75kg x 30 days = 22.5 kg of milk per month
Each kg of milk generates 12 kilograms of CO2, so when we multiply 22.5 kilograms of milk by 12 kg we get the total CO2 emissions from milk.
22.5 kg of milk x 12 kg CO2 = 270 kg CO2
In order to convert kg CO2 into metric tons CO2 we will use the conversion factor 0.001 which gives us 0.27 MT CO2.
270 kg CO2 x 0.001 = 0.27 MT CO2
Diapers
Over 2.5 years diapers emit 550kg of carbon emissions. This means over a year's time diapers would emit 220 kg CO2.
550 kg / 2.5 years =220 kg per year
Then we divide by 12 to get emissions per month
220 kg / 12 months = 18.3 kg per month
In order to convert kilograms of CO2 into metric tons CO2 we will use the conversion factor 0.001 which gives us 0.018 MT CO2 over a month.
18.3 kg CO2 x 0.001 = 0.018 MT CO2
Clothes
Let’s assume your manufacturer is 7,800 kilometers away and since your baby is growing a lot, you get 8 shipments per year. Each kilometer of flying emits 0.000115MT CO2. Clothing total emissions would equal 7.176 MT CO2
7800km x 0.000115grams x 8 = 7.176 MT CO2
Then we divide by 12 to get emissions per month
7.176 MT CO2 / 12 = 0.598 MT C02
Stroller
The carbon emissions of a stroller is 321 kg CO2, in order to convert kg CO2 into metric tons CO2 we will use the conversion factor 0.001, and we get a total of 0.321 MT CO2
321 kg CO2 x 0.001 = 0.321 MT CO2
Then we divide by 12 to get emissions per month
0.321 MT CO2 / 12 = 0.027 MT C02
Books
The carbon footprint of an individual book is 2.7kg CO2. Let's assume the average baby has 20 books at home. If we multiply 20 books by 2.7kg CO2 per book, we get 54kg CO2.
2.7kg x 20 books = 54 kg CO2
In order to convert kg CO2 into metric tons CO2 we will use the conversion factor 0.001 which gives us 0.054 MT CO2
54kg CO2 x 0.001 = 0.054MT CO2
Then we divide by 12 to get emissions per month
0.054MT CO2 / 12 = 0.045 MT C02
Toys
Regular stuffed animals emit 0.8kg CO2 each and stuffed animals with a battery emit 1.4kg CO2 each.
Assuming a baby has 10 regular stuffed animals, and two stuffed animals with batteries, we would get a total of 10.8kg CO2.
(0.8kg CO2 x 10) + (1.4kg CO2 x 2) = 10.8 kg of CO2
In order to convert kg CO2 into metric tons CO2 we will use the conversion factor 0.001 which gives us 0.0108 MT CO2.
10.8kg CO2 x 0.001 = 0.0108 MT CO2
Then we divide by 12 to get emissions per month
0.0108 MT CO2 / 12 = 0.0009 MT CO2
Total
In total a family of 3 would emit about 4.5 MT CO2 per month
0.636 + 0.276 + 0.065 + 1.17 + 0.288 + 0.55 + 0.625 + 0.27 + 0.018 + 0.598 + 0.027 + 0.0045 + 0.0009 = 4.5 MT C02 per month>
Link - Phone Emissions - https://nypost.com/2019/05/01/a-year-of-cell-phone-use-emits-as-much-CO2-as-two-round-trip-flights/
Link - Average Phone Use - https://www.inc.com/melanie-curtin/are-you-on-your-phone-too-much-average-person-spends-this-many-hours-on-it-every-day.html
Link - Food Emissions - https://www.greeneatz.com/foods-carbon-footprint.html
Link - Household Emissions - https://www.ccfpd.org/Portals/0/Assets/PDF/Facts_Chart.pdf
Link - Formula Emissions - https://internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13006-019-0243-8
Link - Amount Formula Per Day - https://www.momjunction.com/breast-milk-calculator/#gref
Link - Household Emissions - https://www.ccfpd.org/Portals/0/Assets/PDF/Facts_Chart.pdf
Link - Diaper Emissions - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45732371
Link - Stroller Emissions - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10042857.2012.10685103
Link - Book Emissions - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255699164_Carbon_Footprint_Assessment_of_a_Paperback_Book
Link - Amount of Books - https://curiosity.com/topics/having-books-in-the-home-is-as-important-to-your-child-as-your-own-education-curiosity/
Link - Stuffed Animal Emissions - https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1141&context=depaul-disc
Link - Shipping Emissions - https://www.carbonindependent.org/22.html
Link - Flight Emissions - https://www.carbonindependent.org/22.html
Link - Flight Length Vancouver to Toronto - https://www.airmilescalculator.com/distance/yyz-to-yvr/
Link - Flight Length Vancouver to Europe - https://www.prokerala.com/travel/flight-time/from-copenhagen/to-vancouver/
Link - Carbon Emisssions of Netflix - https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/half-hour-of-netflix-leads-to-emissions-of-1-6kg-of-co2-equivalent-climate-experts-11572240109579.html
Link - Average Time on Netflix - https://time.com/4186137/netflix-hours-per-day/