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Eco-Schools Carbon Calculator

This document provides a carbon calculator to estimate a school's carbon emissions from waste, energy use, transport, water, and buildings. It includes conversion factors to calculate carbon emissions from common units like kilograms of waste, kilowatt-hours of electricity, miles traveled, and liters of water used. Tips are provided on using yearly values for comparison over time and excluding renewable energy sources from the energy calculation.

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Eco-Schools Carbon Calculator

This document provides a carbon calculator to estimate a school's carbon emissions from waste, energy use, transport, water, and buildings. It includes conversion factors to calculate carbon emissions from common units like kilograms of waste, kilowatt-hours of electricity, miles traveled, and liters of water used. Tips are provided on using yearly values for comparison over time and excluding renewable energy sources from the energy calculation.

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Eco-Schools Carbon Calculator

TIP: Yearly values may be the best to use and


Enter data in white cells only compare against over time, but monthly / weekly
Units can be per year/month/week values can also be used if they are available.
Change the time periods if necessary. Keep time
Conversion
values consistant throughout your calculation
Litter & Waste Factor (i.e. all per month or per year etc.).
Waste going to landfill (kg) / year * 1.5 0.0
TIP: While recycling is a good way of
Waste for recycling (kg) / year * 0.3 0.0
reducing CO2 production, waste
Compost (carbon neutral) kg / year * 0.0 0.0
minimisation and prevention are always
the prefered options.
Total CO2 emmisions from Waste 0.0 kgCO2 / year

Conversion
Energy Factor
Electricity (Kilowatt-hours) kWh / year * 0.6 0.0
TIP: Remember that if any of your
Natural Gas (Kilowatt-hours) kWh / year * 0.19 0.0
electricity comes from renewable
Natural Gas (therms) / year * 5.5 0.0
energy resources, such as wind or solar
Oil (litres) / year * 2.69 0.0 power, then this can be excluded from
your calculations.
Total C02 emissions from energy consumption 0.0 kgCO2 / year

Conversion
Transport Factor
Total miles travelled by petrol car (staff & students) * 0.36 0.0
Total miles travelled by diesel car (staff & students) 0.0
TIP: Simple steps such as car sharing,
* 0.28
or walking or cycling to school instead of
Total miles travelled by bus (staff & students) * 0.03 0.0
using the car, are the easiest ways of
Total miles travelled by train (staff & students) * 0.1 0.0
minimising CO2 production from
Total miles travelled by bike/foot (staff & students) * 0.0 0.0
transport. Walking and cycling are also
healthier for you!
Total C02 emissions from transport to and from school
0.0 kgCO2 / year

Conversion
Water Factor
CO2 emissions from water consumption (litres) / year * 0.001 0.0 kgCO2 / year

TOTAL CO2 PRODUCTION PER YEAR 0 kgCO2

Total number of Staff & Students Total m2 of school buildings

TOTAL CO2/PERSON/YEAR TOTAL CO2/m2/YEAR


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