Transcript 10. Carbon footprint - Napa Valley College

Carbon
Footprints
Rick Munro 0268156
Broderick Nickelberry Jr. 0268152
About Broderick
 Car gets ~36 MPG
 Drives ~12,000 miles per year
 2,000 sq. foot house
 2 people home
 Works in town, about 5 miles from home
 Leaves TV on at night
 2-3 showers per day
 Generally waters plants, or uses sprinklers twice a week.
 Garbage and recycling is picked up once a week.
About Rick
 Car gets ~26 MPG
 Drives ~12,000 miles per year
 2,200 sq. foot house
 3 people home
 Unemployed
 Extreme heater use in winter, as well as extreme AC use in the
summer time
 4-5 showers per day
 Generally waters plants, or uses sprinklers 3-4 times a week
 Garbage and recycling is picked up once a week.
Personal Use of Energy
Broderick
Rick
KwH Per Year
11160
KwH Per Year
9600
KwH Per
Month
930
KwH Per
Month
800
Threms Per
Year
960
Threms Per
Year
1200
100
Threms Per
Month
80
Threms Per
Month
Co2 Tons For
Electricity
2.9
Co2 Tons For
Electricity
2.5
Co2 Tons For
Natural Gas
6.5
Co2 Tons For
Natural Gas
8.1
Broderick’s Carbon
Footprint
How Does Broderick Compare?
 About 300 lbs. higher than most Californians
 About 600 lbs. less than most Americans
 About 17,000 lbs. more than the average global
person
Rick’s Carbon Footprint
How Does Rick Compare?
 Greater than 1000 lbs. difference compared to most
Californians
 About 500 lbs. less than the typical American
 Just about quadruples the global person average
Napa’s Emissions
 1.2 million metric tons of emissions
 5.9 tons per person.
 The Global Warming Solutions Act of California
was put in place to bring us back to our levels from
20 years ago
 Napa ranks in the lower bracket of Bay Area cities
in emissions
California Emissions
 Carbon Score – 46
 Per Capita Carbon Output – 2nd
 Carbon Emissions Score – 2nd
 California Commercial Energy Consumption Ranking – 1st
 California Industrial Energy Consumption Ranking – 3rd
 California Residential Energy Consumption Ranking – 2nd
 California Transportation Energy Consumption Ranking – 1st
 California actually ranks higher in most emission output stats than a lot
of countries
U.S.A. Emissions
 5,833,381(in thousands) Annual Co2 emissions,
which is 19.91% of the the worldwide total, which
ranks 2nd behind only China
 Worldwide we produce 29,321,302(in thousands)
metric tons of Co2 emissions
Small Picture Changes
 Turn lights off you don’t need
 Turn the TV off
 Unplugged unused appliances to avoid the use of
vampire energy
 Turn off engine is possible, and don’t redline every
gear
Big Picture Changes
 Don’t just threaten to penalize companies for too much
emissions, also offer greater tax levies for meeting really
low numbers
 Make recycling centers easier to access, and also offer
greater rewards for cans, bottles, etc.
 Maintaining your car properly will go a long way,
making sure your tire pressure is right, your filters are
fresh, and not getting rid of your oil too soon.
 It’s also key to bring your old oil to the proper oil
collection centers
Work Cited
 http://www.eredux.com/states/state_detail.php?i
d=1111
 http://www.eredux.com/states/index.php
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by
_carbon_dioxide_emissions
 http://test.nctpa.net/index.cfm
 Eco calculator that was provided