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What's the budget then? I'd like to know where I stand right now, since I'm not particularly environmentally friendly: I drive a gas-powered vehicle (8-10k mi
by antisthenes 7y ago
What's the budget then?
I'd like to know where I stand right now, since I'm not particularly environmentally friendly:
I drive a gas-powered vehicle (8-10k miles/year)
I eat meat, including red meats
I fly over the Atlantic at least once a year, sometimes twice, sometimes a local flight as well (under 3 hrs)
- esotericn 7y agoThere are various sites that calculate this. Project Wren is one, I reckon they'd put you at about 10 tonnes per year or so, that's a very rough order of magnitude estimate by me though. Regarding budget; that's something that would have to be decided in a vague sense in order to enact a carbon tax. On a personal level you can just decide. Personally I donate and buy enough offset/capture that I go negative, because I can, and because my career means that I have enough money as long as I calibrate my lifestyle expectations appropriately.
- antisthenes 7y agoTheir calculator put me at 16.3 tons. The biggest impact they calculate is driving an electric vehicle; but I doubt they take into account the additional CO2 footprint of a new vehicle. My house is ineligible for solar panels, because it sits under trees. Reducing meat consumption by 30% would only cut emissions down by 0.3 tons. The good news is, I can offset 100% of that by paying for tree planting in Kenya, for only $208/year. Which frankly sounds too good to be true.