It's okay, drunk burgers happen. This climate+ package assumes an individual eats a burger twice per month during their 2am burger outing.
What Does climate+ Mean?
How Can We Do Better?
- •Turning your thermostat down by two degrees.
- •Wearing clothes more than once before washing them.
- •Biking, walking, or riding the bus to work!
- •Switching over to LED bulbs and smart appliances.
- •Trying to buy local, seasonal fruits and vegetables.
- •Using waxed cloth instead of plastic wrap for food.
- •Remembering your reusable bags, mugs, and cutlery for outings.
The Impact Of Trees
Why Trees
What Does ‘Sequestering’ Mean to tentree?
Where Do We Plant Your Trees?
The Math
The Math
This climate+ package assumes an individual eats a burger twice per month during their 2am burger outing.
| Burger | 0.072 MT CO2 |
| Driving | 0.024096 MT CO2 |
| x 15 years | |
| Total | 1.44144 MT CO2 |
Burger
Every burger emits between 2.85 and 3.1 kg of carbon.
If we take the average of these two numbers we get 2.98, so let's use an average of 3kg per burger
(2.85 + 3.1) / 2 = 2.975
In order to change from kilograms into metric tons we use the conversion factor 0.001
3kg x 0.001 = 0.003 MT of CO2
If we assume people eat about 2 per month, their burger addiction would be emitting
0.003 MT x 2 per month x 12 months per year = 0.072 MT CO2 per year
Driving
The average car uses about 404 grams of CO2 per mile. To translate from miles to kilometres, we divide miles by 1.609, and simultaneously divide grams by 1.609. This means the average car uses about 251 grams of CO2 per kilometer.
(divide by1.609) 1: 404grams (divide by 1.609)
0.6214:251grams
In order to change grams to metric tons CO2 we use the conversion factor 0.000001.
251grams x 0.000001 = 0.000251
Let’s assume the closest burger joint is 2.0 km away. 4.0 km round trip. This means that over one year, going 4.0 km, twice per month would equal 96km per year.
4.0 km away x 2 per month x 12 month= 96 km per year
In order to find the total carbon emissions, we multiply 96km by 0.000251
96km x 0.000251 MT = 0.024096 MT CO2
Total
0.072 + 0.024096 = 0.096 MT CO2
Over fifteen years this would equal 1.44 MT CO2.
0.096 MT CO2 x 15 years = 1.44144 MT CO2
Link - Average Burgers Eaten - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/the-hidden-costs-of-hamburgers
Link - Car Emissions - https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle
