Climate Action Partnership: South African personal household carbon footprint calculator

Promoting healthy ecosystems to build resilience to climate change

Personal Household Carbon Footprint Calculator

How many people in your household?

individual(s)

Enter one of the values below:

What is your average monthly electricity bill?	Rand (VAT inclusive)
What is your monthly electricity consumption in kWh?	kWh

How many braais a month do you have in summer (6 months)?	braai(s)
Do you braai with wood or charcoal?
How many kg of fuel do you use per braai? (1 bag of wood = 10 kg, 1 bag of charcoal = 5 kg)	kgs

How many fires a month do you have in winter (6 months)?	fire(s)
Do you use wood or charcoal?
How many kg of fuel do you use per fire? (1 bag of wood = 10 kg, 1 bag of charcoal = 5 kg)	kgs

Note: includes transport to and from work, but not business mileage.

Vehicle number	Vehicle 1	Vehicle 2	Vehicle 3
Type of vehicle
What fuel do you use?
Engine size (cc)
If known, enter your fuel consumption in litres per 100km (if not, leave blank)
What is your annual distance travelled (km)?

How many domestic return flights per year?
JHB-CT
JHB-DBN
JHB-PE
CT-PE/DBN
How many international return trips per year to:
North America (West Coast)
North America (East Coast)
Europe/Australia
Asia/South America
Flight class

How many wheelie bins does your household use per week?
Do you recycle paper/cardboard?
Do you recycle metals?
Do you recycle plastics?
Do you recycle glass?
Do you compost?

Once you have submitted this form you will have the opportunity to print the above details and the results.

The Climate Action Partnership is supported by Clade Investment Management, The DG Murray Trust and The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town)