How big is a ton of CO2?
A ton of CO2e is emitted when you… • Drive 1,350 miles in a large sport utility vehicle. • Drive 6,000 miles in a hybrid gasoline-electric car. • Have your computer on for 10,600 hours. A ton of CO2e is conserved when you… • Run one 600 kW wind turbine for about half a day. • Replace 2 refrigerators with the highest efficiency model (10-year life). • Protect four acres of tropical rainforest from deforestation (but tree-planting does not create carbon offsets, because it is not permanent.) (A Consumers’ Guide to Retail Carbon Offset Providers, pg. 5. Clean Air-Cool Planet, 2006.
A ton of CO2e is emitted when you… • Drive 1,350 miles in a large sport utility vehicle. • Drive 6,000 miles in a hybrid gasoline-electric car. • Have your computer on for 10,600 hours. A ton of CO2e is conserved when you… • Run one 600 kW wind turbine for about half a day. • Replace 2 refrigerators with the highest efficiency model (10-year life). • Protect four acres of tropical rainforest from deforestation (but tree-planting does not create carbon offsets, because it is not permanent.) (A Consumers’ Guide to Retail Carbon Offset Providers, pg. 5.
