UEA Climatic research centre
Our changing Climate
Climate commitment
In our hands
Why we are warming
CO
2
Calculator
Select the appliances in your home to find out how much CO
2
you help produce daily.
Color television
hours/day:
Air conditioner
no. of rooms:
hours/day:
Toaster
times/day:
Toaster oven
hours/day:
Microwave oven
minutes/day:
Coffeemaker
times/day:
Vacuum cleaner
hours/day:
Dishwasher
loads/day:
Clothes dryer
loads/day:
Steam iron
hours/day:
Refrigerator
Ceiling fan
Waterbed heater
Waterbed heater with thermostat
Calculate
Total CO
2
:
pounds
Data Source: National Wildlife Magazine/Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. Note: Data is based on the power requirements of common appliances, the average energy produced coal, and the
assumption that all the electricity comes from coal.
Research:
Catherine Hayward
Design:
Paul Clarke
Graphics:
Lee Scarfe