CO2 to Produce Items (Metric)
22 kilos CO2 per kilo of red meat
5.9 kilos CO2 per kilo of chicken, fish or eggs
2.9 kilos CO2 per kilo of cereal or carbohydrate
1.7 kilos CO2 per kilo of fruit or vegetables
381 kilos CO2 per square meter, to build houses
225 kilos CO2 per square meter, to make solar cells
3.2 kilos CO2 per liter of heating oil
2.4 kilos CO2 per cubic meter of natural gas
0.8 kilos CO2 per kwh of electricity
0.5 kilos CO2 per dollar spent in the USA, average
0.47 kilos CO2 per passenger-km on flights of 800 or 13,400 km
0.35 kilos CO2 per passenger-km on flight of 1,300 km
0.37 kilos CO2 per passenger-km on cruise
0.34 kilos CO2 per kilometer in a 12 kpl (8l/100km) car
0.28 kilos CO2 per kilometer in a 17 kpl (6l/100km) car
0.11 kilos CO2 per passenger-km in a train
0.13 kilos CO2 per kilometer bicycling on bike lane
0.05 kilos CO2 per kilometer bicycling without bike lane
0.20 kilos CO2 per passenger-km in local bus
0.05 kilos CO2 per passenger-km in long distance bus
(These include making vehicle, road, rails, airports, etc.)
CO2 to Produce Items (Pound / Mile)
22 lb CO2 per lb of red meat
5.9 lb CO2 per lb of chicken, fish or eggs
2.9 lb CO2 per lb of cereal or carbohydrate
1.7 lb CO2 per lb of fruit or vegetables
78 lb CO2 per square foot, to build houses
46 lb CO2 per square foot, to make solar cells
27.0 lb CO2 per US gallon of heating oil
15.0 lb CO2 per therm or 100 cubic feet of natural gas
1.7 lb CO2 per kwh of electricity
1.2 lb CO2 per dollar spent in the USA, average
1.67 lb CO2 per passenger mile on flights of 500 or 8,300 miles
1.23 lb CO2 per passenger mile on flight of 2,500 miles
1.30 lb CO2 per passenger mile on cruise
1.20 lb CO2 per mile in a 28 mpg (US) car
1.00 lb CO2 per mile in a 40 mpg (US) car
0.38 lb CO2 per passenger mile in a train
0.45 lb CO2 per mile bicycling on bike lane
0.19 lb CO2 per mile bicycling without bike lane
0.71 lb CO2 per passenger mile in a local bus
0.17 lb CO2 per passenger mile in a long distance bus
(These include making vehicle, road, rails, airports, etc.)
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