APPENDIX B
Your Greenhouse Gas Profile

Based on your energy use, how much carbon dioxide do you produce? Total US CO₂ production in 2000 was 6.4 billion tons from all sources — about 22. 5 tons for each one of us. Table B. 1 shows where it came from:

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions reports emissions criteria for the fuels listed in Table B. 2.

Table B. 1: US CO2 Production, 2000.

Source	Tons;C02	Percent
Home electricity	3.01	13%
Other home fuel use	1.48	7%
Transportation	7.42	33%
Commercial	3.82	17%
Industrial	6.75	30%
Total	22.49

75% of commercial and 49% of industrial CO₂ emissions were from electricity. Electricity production accounted for 41% of all CO₂ emissions.

Your Personal Greenhouse Gas Profile

Fill in the blanks below, then do some simple math to determine how much carbon dioxide is produced as a result of your energy consumption.

Transportation

How many miles do you drive your car every year? ______

How many miles per gallon (MPG) does your car get? ______

Divide the number of miles you drive by the MPG to determine the number of gallons of motor fuel you use every year. ______

Multiply the number of gallons of gasoline or diesel fuel you use by the pounds of CO₂ per gallon listed in Table B.1 to determine the number of pounds of CO₂ produced by your car. ______

Example: You drive 20,000 miles every year in a car that averages 25 mpg.

20,000 ÷ 25 = 800 gallons of gasoline.

Table B. 2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Criteria.

[1] therm + 100,000 BTU - = 100 cubic feet.

[2] 1 cord = ~1.5 - 2 tons depending on species.

Burning wood does notproduce a net atmospheric CO₂ gain.

Wood contains 7250 BTUs/pound @ 0% mositure.

Source:www.eia.doe,gov.oiaf/1605/factors.html

800 gallons × 19.6 pounds per gallon = 15,680 pounds (7.84 tons) of CO₂.

Home Fossil Fuel Use

How many gallons of home heating oil do you use every year? ______

Multiply the number of gallons by 22. 4 to find the number of pounds of CO₂. ______

How many therms of natural gas do you use every year? _______

Multiply the number of gallons by 12.1 to find the number of pounds of CO₂. ______

How many gallons of home LPG do you use every year? ______

Multiply the number of gallons by 12.7 to find the number of pounds of CO₂. ______

Electricity Use

How many kilowatt-hours of electricity a year do you use? ______

Multiply your kWh per year by the average number of pounds of CO₂ per kWh for your state as listed in Table B. 3. ______

Example: you use 8,500 kWh/year and you live in Louisiana.

8,500 kWh × 0.18 pounds (Louisiana) CO2 per kWh = 6,391 pounds (3.

2 tons) of CO₂.

States with higher numbers rely more heavily on fossil fuels, while those with lower numbers use more nuclear or renewable energy. Idaho is near zero because about 90 percent of its electricity is produced by hydro. Vermont’s low figure is because a large portion of its electricity is nuclear. Southern and Midwest coal-burning states have higher CO₂ emission rates.

Table B. 3: Carbon Dioxide Emissions – Average per kWh by State

Note: These state-level electricity emissions factors represent average emissions per kWh generated by electric utilities for the 1998–2000 time period. They do not include emissions from power produced by non-utility generators. The Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program believes these factors provide reasonably accurate default values for power generated in a given state.

Source: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/e-factor.html