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year. In Great Britain the fi gure is 8.9 tons and in the USA more than 19 tons. If
other greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, are taken into account
and converted into carbon dioxide equivalents based on how damaging they are to
the climate, then the total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany increase to more
than 12 tons per head per year. These results are, however, limited to carbon dioxide.
C. Calculation of Annual Total Personal Carbon Dioxide Emissions
An even more precise calculation of personal emissions can be made using the
emission calculators on the Internet. Figure 3.11 enables a comparison of one's own
carbon dioxide emissions with the reduction targets and emissions of other coun-
tries. The colour scale in the fi gure shows how the emissions should be evaluated.
Figure 3.11
Scale of emissions of carbon dioxide per head and year.
If possible, global carbon dioxide emissions should be halved by the middle of the
century. This means that in the meantime the activities of each inhabitant are
allowed on average to produce less than 2000 kg of carbon dioxide.
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https://www.lfu.bayern.de/luft/fachinformationen/
co2_rechner
Online CO
2
calculator for
Germany
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https://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/
ind_calculator.html
US Personal Emissions
Calculator
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https://www.nef.org.uk/greencompany/
co2calculator.htm
UK Simple Carbon
Calculator
