How Bad Are Bananas? · the Carbon Footprint of Everything by Berners-Lee, Mike -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction A quick guide to carbon and carbon footprints Under 10 grams

A text message A cup of tap water A web search Walking through a door An email Drying your hands A plastic carrier bag

10 grams to 100 grams

A paper carrier bag Ironing a shirt Cycling a mile Boiling a quart of water An apple A banana An orange An hour’s tv

100 grams to 1 kilo (2.2 pounds)

A mug of tea or coffee A mile by bus A diaper A basket of strawberries A mile by train A 500 mL (16 oz.) bottle of water A letter 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of carrots A newspaper A pint of beer A bowl of porridge A shower An ice cream A unit of heat A unit of electricity Spending $1 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of trash Doing the dishes A roll of toilet paper Driving 1 mile A red rose 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of boiled potatoes A pint of milk 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of cement

1 kilo to 10 kilos (2.2 pounds to 22 pounds)

A paperback book A loaf of bread A bottle of wine 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of plastic Taking a bath A bunch of asparagus A load of laundry A burger A quart of gasoline 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of rice Desalinating a cubic meter (260 gallons) of water A pair of pants A steak A carton of 12 eggs 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of tomatoes 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of trout Leaving the lights on 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of steel

10 kilos to 100 kilos (22 pounds to 220 pounds)

A pair of shoes 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of cheese A congested commute by car A night in a hotel A leg of lamb A carpet Using a cellular phone Being cremated

100 kilos (220 pounds) to 1 ton

New York City to Niagara Falls (405 miles) and back Christmas excess Insulating an attic A necklace A computer (and using it) A mortgage

1 ton to 10 tons

A heart bypass operation Photovoltaic panels Flying from Los Angeles to Barcelona return 1 ton of fertilizer A person

10 tons to 100 tons

A car crash A new car A wind turbine A house

100 tons to 1 million tons

Having a child A swimming pool A hectare (2.5 acres) of deforestation A space shuttle flight A university

1 million tons and beyond

A volcano The World Cup The world’s data centers A forest fire A country A war Black carbon The world Burning the world’s fossil fuel reserves

More about food

How the footprint of food breaks down Low-carbon food tips

Further information

Assumptions revisited The cost efficiency of selected carbon-saving options Where the numbers come from

Notes and references Acknowledgments Index