Carbon offsetting for lavish trips

Lavish trips

For lavish trips we assume that you usual travel in first class or on private planes, that you will stay in very high quality accommodation and that you will be very generous in terms of your spending on entertainments.

At USD 36-176 per person for durations of 1-4 weeks, lavish trips are relatively reasonable to offset, when compared with the usually elevated prices of the trips themselves.

All that remains to do is select the description which best describes your trip …

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A lavish short-haul trip

This trip is 1-2 weeks in duration, travelling in first class or private plane for up to 10,000 km (6200 miles), usually staying on the same or a nearby continent. Staying in very high to extremely high quality accommodation.

Total trip carbon emissions

316 kgC

Number of tropical trees = 9
Offsetting cost for trip = USD 36
Offsetting cost for repeat trips in subsequent years = USD 11

To purchase this offset for multiple trips and/or more than one person, you can simply change the number of units you wish by clicking on the cart icon.

When you purchase an offset, we will send you a receipt and plant the required number of trees. If you would also like to receive a Certificate of Carbon Neutrality and our ‘Go Neutral’ pack (including stickers etc.), then simply tick the relevant box on the checkout form and provide your postal address.

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An extended lavish short-haul trip

This trip is 3-4 weeks in duration, travelling in first class or private plane for up to 15,000 km (9500 miles), usually staying on the same or a nearby continent. Staying in very high to extremely high quality accommodation.

Total trip carbon emissions

500 kgC

Number of tropical trees = 20
Offsetting cost for trip = USD 80
Offsetting cost for repeat trips in subsequent years = USD 24

To purchase this offset for multiple trips and/or more than one person, you can simply change the number of units you wish by clicking on the cart icon.

When you purchase an offset, we will send you a receipt and plant the required number of trees. If you would also like to receive a Certificate of Carbon Neutrality and our ‘Go Neutral’ pack (including stickers etc.), then simply tick the relevant box on the checkout form and provide your postal address.

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A lavish long-haul trip

This trip is 1-2 weeks in duration, travelling in first class or private plane for up to 25,000 km (15,500 miles), usually visiting a distant continent. Staying in very high to extremely high quality accommodation.

Total trip carbon emissions

712 kgC

Number of tropical trees = 29
Offsetting cost for trip = USD 116
Offsetting cost for repeat trips in subsequent years = USD 35

To purchase this offset for multiple trips and/or more than one person, you can simply change the number of units you wish by clicking on the cart icon.

When you purchase an offset, we will send you a receipt and plant the required number of trees. If you would also like to receive a Certificate of Carbon Neutrality and our ‘Go Neutral’ pack (including stickers etc.), then simply tick the relevant box on the checkout form and provide your postal address.

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An extended lavish long-haul trip

This trip is 3-4 weeks in duration, travelling in first class or private plane for up to 35,000 km (21,700 miles), usually staying on the same or a nearby continent. Staying in very high to extremely high quality accommodation.

Total trip carbon emissions

1094 kgC

Number of tropical trees = 44
Offsetting cost for trip = USD 176
Offsetting cost for repeat trips in subsequent years = USD 53

To purchase this offset for multiple trips and/or more than one person, you can simply change the number of units you wish by clicking on the cart icon.

When you purchase an offset, we will send you a receipt and plant the required number of trees. If you would also like to receive a Certificate of Carbon Neutrality and our ‘Go Neutral’ pack (including stickers etc.), then simply tick the relevant box on the checkout form and provide your postal address.

Bespoke quotations

If you you think that this is the template that best describes your trip, then you can export it to an email and add various notes, so that one of our carbon experts can provide you with a fine-tuned calculation of your offsetting requirements.

Carbon sources

The remainder of this page is intended to help you to understand more about and make a more accurate calculation of your carbon footprint.

Next we run through the various different human activities that create carbon emissions, grouped under the five major headings of food, transport, housing, utilities, products and entertainment.

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Simply run down the page, choosing which options best describe you and then add them up to reach your carbon footprint.

Food

Food and drink are amongst our most fundamental requirements and are typically responsible for almost a quarter of our total carbon emissions.

The amount of carbon emitted during the production of food varies enormously between produce. The production of beef creates around seven times the carbon emissions of pork and poultry, thirty times that of rice, bananas and apples, and a remarkable 500 times that of brazil nuts, hazelnuts and walnuts.

The balance of your diet is therefore even more important than the amount that you eat and the food miles required to deliver it to your doorstep.

Remarkably, a modest vegan is likely to be responsible for less than 10% of the carbon emissions from food than a heavy meat eater.

A very modest eater is likely to have a vegan or vegetarian diet (possibly meat or fish 1-2 times per week), adding up to around 2000 calories per day, with very little wastage = 320 kgC.

A modest eater is likely to have a vegan or vegetarian diet (possibly meat or fish 2-3 times per week), adding up to around 3000 calories per day, with around 10% wastage = 560 kgC.

A medium eater is likely to have a light meat diet (with meat or fish 5-7 times per week), adding up to around 3000 calories per day, with around 20% wastage = 925 kgC.

A generous eater is likely to have a high-quality medium meat diet (with meat or fish 7-10 times per week), adding up to around 4000 calories per day, with around 25% wastage = 1233 kgC.

A lavish eater is likely to have a premium meat-based diet (with meat or fish 7-14 times per week), adding up to around 4000 calories per day, with around 30% wastage = 1640 kgC.

A super-lavish eater is likely to have a premium meat-based diet (with unlimited meat and fish), adding up to around 5000 calories per day, with around 35% wastage = 2280 kgC.

Another major factor is how much food you end up throwing away. It is estimated that around 25% of all food ends up in the bin. The above figures can therefore be adjusted accordingly. A very prudent food consumer can reduce these numbers by 15%, whilst a profligate food waster should add at least 15%.

References

1 : These values have been taken from the paper "Dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans in the UK" Scarborough et al in edition 125 of the journal Climate Change.

Transport

Getting around can also be expensive from a carbon perspective, typically representing around a fifth of our total emissions.

Understanding the relative efficiencies of the different modes of travel can be very important in optimising your carbon footprint.

1 : Small plane flights

Small planes typically emit carbon at around 24 times the rate of large planes and are therefore seriously damaging to the environment. There are hopes that small planes operating short flights could soon start to become electrified, which should represent a very significant improvement. But the use of private jets on long-haul routes appears set to be something that needs to be avoided wherever possible for at least another couple of decades.

A very modest small plane flyer travels just 2000 km (1250 miles) per decade in a full aircraft = 19 kgC.

A modest small plane flyer travels up to 2000 km (1250 miles) per year, in a full aircraft = 192 kgC.

A medium small plane flyer travels up to 4000 km (2500 miles) per year, in a full aircraft = 384 kgC.

A generous small plane flyer travels up to 10,000 km (6250 miles) per year, in a 3/4 full aircraft = 1260 kgC.

A lavish small plane flyer travels up to 20,000 km (12,500 miles) per year, in a half full aircraft = 3840 kgC.

A super-lavish small plane flyer travels up to 50,000 km (11,200 miles) per year, in a half full aircraft = 9600 kgC.

Link : Detailed calculations for Emissions from Air Travel

2 : Large plane flights

Given the bad press that commercial air travel gets, you may be surprised to find it towards the bottom of this list. But the bottom line is that large planes with full payloads are incredibly efficient compared with most other forms of transport and, for most people, flying is more of an occasional luxury than a daily habit.

For reference : New York to San Francisco = 4160 km : New York to London = 5570 km : New York to Tokyo = 10850 km : London to New Zealand = 18850

A very modest large plane flyer travels up to 5,000 km (3100 miles) each year, in economy on a full plane = 20 kgC.

A modest large plane flyer travels up to 10,000 km (6200 miles) each year, in economy on a full plane = 40 kgC.

A medium large plane flyer travels up to 20,000 km (12,400 miles) each year, in economy on a 90% full plane = 88 kgC.

A generous large plane flyer travels up to 50,000 km (32,000 miles) each year, in business on a 90% full plane = 520 kgC.

A lavish large plane flyer travels up to 100,000 km (62,000 miles) each year, in first class on an 80% full plane = 2000 kgC.

A super-lavish large plane flyer travels up to 100,000 km (62,000 miles) each year (limited by the fact that they often fly in private planes), in first class on an 80% full plane = 2000 kgC.

Link : Detailed calculations for Emissions from Air Travel

3 : Private road transport

When it comes to private road vehicles, it is really important to notice the vast difference between modest and lavish usage. Whilst many of us would struggle without our cars, most of us could make huge reductions to our emissions in this area.

The three main factors effecting emissions are the size of the vehicle, it’s fuel type and the average number of passengers per journey.

A very modest car user shares a compact hybrid vehicle (petrol/electric) with at least two other people (or rents one when needed), travels with an average of 1.5 additional people, for an annual distance of less than 5,000 km (3100 miles) = 25 kgC.

A modest car user owns a compact hybrid vehicle (petrol/electric), travels with an average of 1.5 additional people, for an annual distance of less than 10,000 km (6200 miles) = 100 kgC.

A medium car user owns a compact petrol vehicle, travels with an average of 1.5 additional people, for an annual distance of less than 20,000 km (12,400 miles) = 580 kgC.

A generous car user owns a mid-sized petrol vehicle, travels with an average of 1.5 additional people, for an annual distance of less than 20,000 km (12,400 miles) = 801 kgC.

A lavish car user owns two premium vehicles (luxury, sports utility or high performance), travels with an average of 1.2 additional people, for an annual distance of less than 30,000 km (18,600 miles) = 2700 kgC.

A super-lavish car user owns 3-5 premium vehicles (luxury, sports utility or high performance), travels with an average of 1.2 additional people, for an annual distance of less than 50,000 km (31,100 miles) = 9200 kgC.

Link : Detailed calculations for Emissions from Road Transport

4 : Trains

Train travel is generally considered to be the most efficient mode of transport, especially if you travel at times when trains are full. The reason it features so high in this list is that most train users tend to cover greater distances.

A very modest train user travels just 75 km per month = 16 kgC.

A modest train user travels 75 km per week, mainly at busy periods = 73 kgC.

A medium train user travels 150 km per week, mainly at busy periods = 156 kgC.

A generous train user travels 500 km per week, with a mix of busy and quiet periods = 640 kgC.

A lavish train user travels 1000 km per week, with a mix of busy and quiet periods = 1280 kgC.

A super-lavish train user travels 1000 km per week, mainly during quiet periods = 1470 kgC.

5 : Buses and coaches

Buses and coaches are less carbon efficient than trains, but journeys tend to be a good deal shorter, leaving us with similar emissions.

The carbon efficiency of using buses and coaches depends very much on their occupancy levels. A vehicle of this type typically consumes 3-4 times as much fuel as a medium-sized car. For short journeys, if we assume an average occupancy of 12 passengers, we can anticipate emissions of around two thirds of those of a private vehicle. For longer journeys, where we anticipate higher occupancies of 24 passengers, we can anticipate emissions of around one third of a private vehicle.

A very modest bus user travels just 40 km per month, mainly short journeys = 20 kgC.

A modest bus user travels just 40 km per week, mainly short journeys = 80 kgC.

A medium bus user travels 100 km per week, a mix of short and long journeys = 150 kgC.

A generous bus user travels 200 km per week, a mix of short and long journeys = 300 kgC.

A lavish bus user travels 500 km per week, mainly long journeys = 625 kgC.

A super-lavish bus user travels 1000 km per week, mainly long journeys = 1250 kgC.

6 : Taxis

In terms of emissions, a taxi is fundamentally similar to a regular road vehicle, with the higher occupancy rate being offset by the dead-leg journeys required for pick up and drop. But, since most taxi users undertake much fewer and shorter journeys (mainly due to the high costs), the annual emissions tend to be quite low.

A very modest taxi user travels just 20 km per month, shared between 2.0 passengers = 8 kgC.

A modest taxi user travels 20 km per week, shared between 2.0 passengers = 30 kgC.

A medium taxi user travels 50 km per week, shared between 1.5 passengers = 100 kgC.

A generous taxi user travels 100 km per week, shared between 1.5 passengers = 200 kgC.

A lavish taxi user travels 200 km per week, shared between 1.2 passengers = 500 kgC.

A super-lavish taxi user travels 500 km per week, shared between 1.2 passengers = 1250 kgC.

7 : Walking

You may be surprised to find that walking is even mentioned in this context. However, even travelling under our own motive power creates carbon emissions. For a mixed diet, the carbon emissions associated with food production is around 0.7 kgC per 1000 calories. For every kilometre that you walk, you consume around 42 calories more than when sitting down, equivalent to emissions of 29 kgC per 1000 km. We have included some basic walking in your usual diet, these items are for additional ‘transport walking’ (getting to places). Please note that ‘leisure walking’ is included in the entertainment section.

A very modest walker travels 0.5 km per day = 6 kgC.

A modest walker travels 1 km per day = 12 kgC.

A medium walker travels 2 km per day = 21 kgC.

A generous walker travels 5 km per day = 53 kgC.

A lavish walker travels 10 km per day = 106 kgC.

A super-lavish walker travels 20 km per day = 412 kgC.

8 : Cycling

For every kilometre that you cycle, you consume around 18 calories more than when sitting down, equivalent to emissions of 13 kgC per 1000 km. Although this is fundamentally more efficient than walking, the tendency to undertake longer journeys leads to similar total emissions. We have included some basic cycling in your usual diet, these items are for additional ‘transport cycling’ (getting to places). Please note that ‘leisure cycling’ is included in the entertainment section.

A very modest cyclist travels 10 km per month = 2 kgC.

A modest cyclist travels 2 km per day = 10 kgC.

A medium cyclist travels 5 km per day = 24 kgC.

A generous cyclist travels 10 km per day = 47 kgC.

A lavish cyclist travels 20 km per day = 94 kgC.

A super-lavish cyclist travels 50 km per day = 235 kgC.

Housing

The construction of buildings creates surprisingly high levels of carbon dioxide, typically representing around 10% of our total emissions.

The general consensus is that the construction of the vast majority of apartments and houses is responsible for somewhere between 25,000-125,000 kgC each. We then amortise these numbers across the expected lifecycle (50 years) and the number of people who live in the house to come up with a carbon emissions contribution per person per year.

A very modest resident shares a small property with 3 other people = 225 kgC.

A modest resident shares a medium property with 3 other people = 350 kgC.

A medium resident shares a medium property with 1 other person = 700 kgC.

A generous resident shares a large property with 1 other person = 1200 kgC.

A lavish resident shares two large properties with 3 other people = 1200 kgC.

A super-lavish resident shares two very large properties with 3 other people = 1800 kgC.

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Small apartment shared by 2 people : 25,000 / (2 x 50) = 250 kgC
Small apartment shared by 1 person : 25,000 / (1 x 50) = 500 kgC

Small detached house shared by 4 people : 45,000 / (4 x 50) = 225 kgC
Small detached house shared by 2 people : 45,000 / (2 x 50) = 450 kgC

Medium detached house shared by 4 people : 70,000 / (4 x 50) = 350 kgC
Medium detached house shared by 2 people : 70,000 / (2 x 50) = 700 kgC

Large detached house shared by 6 people : 120,000 / (6 x 50) = 400 kgC
Large detached house shared by 4 people : 120,000 / (4 x 50) = 600 kgC
Large detached house shared by 2 people : 120,000 / (2 x 50) = 1200 kgC

Very large detached house shared by 6 people : 120,000 / (6 x 50) = 600 kgC
Very large detached house shared by 4 people : 120,000 / (4 x 50) = 900 kgC
Very large detached house shared by 2 people : 120,000 / (2 x 50) = 1800 kgC

The method of construction of your home can have a significant effect. If your home is constructed primarily of timber then you can reduce the above numbers by 25%. If you home is constructed primarily of steel-reinforced concrete, then you should add at least 25%.

Utilities

The combination of electricity, heat, water, connectivity and infrastructure is likely to be responsible for just over one fifth of your total emissions.

1 : Electricity

Assuming that you are connected to a utility provider (as opposed to generating your own power), the carbon footprint of your electricity consumption simply depends on how much power you use, at a rate of around 0.0863 kgC per kWh (UK Government 2019).

In some countries consumers have the option to buy their electricity from renewable sources. In truth this makes very little difference, since every unit of clean power that is allocated to your account is offset by an equivalent amount of dirty power being allocated to another user. The critical factor is the proportion of the total grid power that is generated by carbon-friendly sources like wind and solar, which is taken into account in the above factor.

A very modest electricity consumer is extremely conscientious about their consumption = 44 kgC.

A modest electricity consumer is very conscientious about their consumption = 66 kgC.

A medium electricity consumer is reasonably careful with their consumption = 85 kgC.

A generous electricity consumer does not pay much attention to their consumption = 144 kgC.

A lavish electricity consumer has unavoidably high consumption = 193 kgC.

A super-lavish electricity consumer has unavoidably very high consumption = 262 kgC.

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A modest electricity consumer, who shares a small apartment with one other person and is conscientious about only using high-powered items occasionally, as well as switching off lights and turning electronic devices off at the socket, is likely to incur annual emissions of around 66 kgC.

A medium electricity consumer, who shares a medium detached house with four people, uses high-powered equipment in a regular fashion and is not being particularly disciplined about switching things off, is likely to incur annual emissions of around 85 kgC.

A lavish electricity consumer, who shares a large detached house with four people, using a wide range of high-powered equipment in an unrestrained fashion and is not disciplined about switching things off, is likely to incur annual emissions of around 182 kgC.

If you do generate your own electricity (solar panels, wind turbines, micro-hydro etc.) then you can probably factor these emissions down a little, although the effect will be less that you might think, due to the inherent inefficiencies of small-scale production. The main reason to do this is usually to save on your bills.

2 : Heating and cooling

In addition to the regular electricity consumption, houses need to be heated or cooled (depending on the time of year and where they are located on the globe ) and hot water needs to be heated for domestic use.

The amount of energy needed will naturally be dependent on the size and design of the building, specifically its level of thermal insulation and the habits of its occupants. Generally we can assume that around twice as much energy is used for for heating and cooling, compared with the background electricity consumption.

If you heat or cool your house with utility electricity, then a fair proportion is likely to come from carbon-neutral energy sources, creating emissions of 0.0863 kgC per kWh (as above). But if you use gas or coal, then you will generate slightly more emissions, likely in the range 0.1300 kgC per kWh.

A very modest heat consumer is actively conscientious about their consumption (using technologies such as ground-source heat pumps and a solar arrays to provide all heating and cooling) = 20 kgC.

A modest heat consumer is extremely conscientious about their consumption = 60 kgC.

A medium heat consumer is reasonably careful with their consumption = 195 kgC.

A generous heat consumer does not pay much attention to their consumption = 288 kgC.

A lavish heat consumer has unavoidably high consumption = 488 kgC.

A super-lavish heat consumer has unavoidably very high consumption = 965 kgC.

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An actively low heat consumer, who uses a combination of clean energy sources (such as a ground-source heat pump and a solar array) to provide all heating and cooling is likely to incur annual emissions (attributable to the manufacture of the systems) of only 20 kgC.

A modest heat consumer, who lives in a relatively constant temperate climate, shares a very well-insulated small apartment with one other person, only uses electrical heating and cooling when absolutely necessary (allowing internal temperatures to range 12-28C) and modestly uses electricity for most hot water production, is likely to incur annual emissions of around 60 kgC.

A medium heat consumer, who lives in a more varied temperate climate, shares a medium-sized medium-insulated detached house with three other people, uses gas heating and cooling when necessary (allowing internal temperatures to range 15-25C) and uses electricity for most hot water production, is likely to incur annual emissions of around 195 kgC.

A lavish heat consumer, who lives in a more extreme climate, shares a very large-sized medium-insulated detached house with three other people, uses gas heating and cooling when necessary (maintaining internal temperatures with the range 18-22C) and uses electricity for hot water production, is likely to incur annual emissions of around 488 kgC.

3 : Water

The vast majority of people in western countries use water and sewerage services provided by a utility. Remarkably, the energy needed to move, treat, and use water in the US for both residential and commercial purposes produces nearly 5% of the nation’s total carbon emissions.

The estimated per person water usage for domestic use is estimate as follows, where light use is defined as being particularly cautious and heavy use includes items such as the watering of large gardens and swimming pools :

A very modest water consumer is actively conscientious about their consumption = 60 kgC.

A modest water consumer is extremely conscientious about their consumption = 120 kgC.

A medium water consumer is reasonably careful with their consumption = 180 kgC.

A generous water consumer does not pay much attention to their consumption = 355 kgC.

A lavish water consumer has unavoidably high consumption = 540 kgC.

A super-lavish water consumer has unavoidably very high consumption = 884 kgC.

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An actively low water consumer, who obtains all their water from local ground sources and treats all waste water through natural bacterial composting is still likely to incur annual emissions of 60 kgC.

A modest water consumer, who keeps their use of utility services for water and sewerage as low as reasonably possible (bathing/showering and washing their clothes less frequently), is likely to incur annual emissions of 120 kgC.

A medium water consumer, whose use of utility services for water and sewerage is around the national average (bathing/showering daily and washing their clothes after 2-3 days), is likely to incur annual emissions of 180 kgC.

A lavish water consumer, whose use use of utility services for water and sewerage is unusually high (bathing/showering at least daily, washing their clothes after one wear, watering their garden and their cars, topping up their swimming pool etc.), could easily incur annual emissions of 540 kgC.

4 : Digital connectivity

The transmission of digital data, primarily through the use of the internet and video streaming, is, remarkably, responsible for 3.7% of global carbon emissions, the majority of which takes place in more developed countries.

The carbon cost of manufacturing computers and mobile phones are covered in the product section below. Here we simply consider the cost of connecting these devices.

A modest data consumer with less than 3 hours of screen time per day = 5 kgC.

A medium data consumer with 3-6 hours of screen time per day = 20 kgC.

A generous data consumer with more than 6 hours of screen time per day = 50 kgC.

5 : Infrastructure

The community and government taxes that we pay end up providing an extraordinary range of infrastructure services, including governance, waste management, roads, education, health and the armed forces.

Quantifying the carbon emissions from these elements and allocating them to individuals is not easy to do with great accuracy. It’s also not clear whether or not these elements should be shared out equally amongst the population or allocated according to wealth, taxes paid or consumption.

There is also an argument to say that it is the government’s responsibility to offset carbon emissions arising from its own expenditure.

In the absence of precedents or guidelines, we have arbitrarily decided that an individual should take personal responsibility for 25% of the emissions created by their share of government and local council expenditure, which leads us to the following conclusions.

A modest infrastructure consumer with an otherwise low carbon footprint = 250 kgC.

A medium infrastructure consumer with an otherwise medium carbon footprint = 500 kgC.

A generous infrastructure consumer with an otherwise high carbon footprint = 1000 kgC.

Products

Making an assessment of the amount of carbon emissions that derive from all the various products that an individual consumes is not so easy.

Your emissions will be very heavily influenced by what products you buy, how long you make them last and how diligent you are about recycling.

Fortunately most products have a reasonable lifespan (furniture, computers, televisions, fridges etc), so their effect can be amortised across a number of years. Consumption of products which have become more disposable in recent times need to be treated with caution, including cheap clothing and flat-pack furniture.

The products that tend to have the greatest impact are single-use plastics, such as food and drink wrappers, which not only require a great deal of energy to produce, but also to recycle. A good reference point is the fact that a kilogram of plastic is responsible for the emission of around 1.62 kgC.

A very modest consumer of products buys remarkably few items, makes them last very much longer than the average, avoids unnecessary packaging and recycles as much as reasonably possible = 280 kgC.

A modest consumer of products buys very few items, makes them last much longer than the average, avoids unnecessary packaging and recycles as much as reasonably possible = 400 kgC.

A medium consumer of products buys the usual mix of items, replaces them at the average frequency, goes with the flow on packaging and recycles the usual modest amount = 800 kgC.

A generous consumer of products buys more than the usual number of items, replaces them more frequently than the average, is not particularly concerned about packaging and recycles intermittently = 1600 kgC.

A lavish consumer of products buys far more than the usual number of items, replaces them more frequently than the average, is not particularly concerned about packaging and recycles intermittently = 3200 kgC.

A super-lavish consumer of products buys a remarkable range of number of items, replaces them more frequently than the average, is not concerned about packaging and barely recycles at all = 5200 kgC.

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Entertainment

The final significant component of your carbon footprint is gathered up under the umbrella of entertainment. Here we consider the carbon emissions caused by the various events that you attend, such as sports events, theatres, restaurants, stores, hotels etc.

Fortunately many of the carbon responsibility for larger events can be shared across many participants, but the footprint remains. It’s very difficult to quantify with confidence, but here are some reasonable estimates.

A very modest consumer of entertainment goes out to a modest restaurant/hotel/cinema/theatre/stadium a maximum of once per fortnight = 100 kgC.

A modest consumer of entertainment goes out to a modest restaurant/hotel/cinema/theatre/stadium a maximum of once per week = 200 kgC.

A medium consumer of entertainment goes out to a regular restaurant/hotel/cinema/theatre/stadium on average twice per week = 400 kgC.

A generous consumer of entertainment goes out to a high-end restaurant/hotel/cinema/theatre/stadium on average twice per week = 600 kgC.

A lavish consumer of entertainment goes out to a high-end restaurant/hotel/cinema/theatre/stadium on average four times per week = 1200 kgC.

A super-lavish consumer of entertainment goes out to a high-end restaurant/hotel/cinema/theatre/stadium on average six times per week = 1800 kgC.

Another element that we include in this section is pets. Our domestic animals are responsible for significant carbon emissions, which you should share out between the number of people in your household.

A very modest pet owner does not own any pets = 0 kgC.

A modest pet owner shares one cat between 2 people = 42 kgC.

A medium pet owner shares one small dog between two people = 104 kgC.

A generous pet owner shares a cat and a large dog between four people = 189 kgC.

A lavish pet owner shares two cats, two large dogs and two horses between four people = 619 kgC.

A super-lavish pet owner shares three cats, three large dogs and twelve horses between four people = 1762 kgC.

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Domestic cat : 84 kgC
Small dog : 208 kgC
Large dog : 675 kgC
Horse : 480 kgC

It is important to note that walking, cycling and other forms of exercise all use up considerable amounts of energy and therefore produce carbon emissions. However, we are not adding a further emission category here, as we consider this to be covered in the food and diet section.

Your total

If you have kept a note of all the numbers that best describe your carbon footprint, then you should by now have a total.

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