Footprint

We use your location to decide the averages to input when calculating your carbon footprint – but you are welcome to leave this blank if you would rather not share the information.

Household questions are only asked to inform your individual footprint and other questions should be answered for you as an individual.

Anything over 16 counts as an adult for our calculation here.

Household questions are only asked to inform your individual footprint and other questions should be answered for you as an individual.

This is the total income of all household members after tax. We use this to estimate consumption of goods and services.

Household questions are only asked to inform your individual footprint and other questions should be answered for you as an individual.

Statistically, apartments typically have the lowest energy consumption, with single, detached family homes usually having the highest.

Household questions are only asked to inform your individual footprint and other questions should be answered for you as an individual.

Just include indoor space for this question. If you are not sure, the average room is 16m², so multiply this by the number of rooms you have.

Household questions are only asked to inform your individual footprint and other questions should be answered for you as an individual.

Newer builds/recently renovated homes typically have better insulation and window glazing, reducing energy consumption from heating.

Household questions are only asked to inform your individual footprint and other questions should be answered for you as an individual.

While the literature varies, it’s estimated that avoiding meat and fish can reduce your carbon footprint by as much as 20-30%.

There are now more than 50 different types of plant-based milks available.

Freezing leftovers, planning meals, and buying only what you need will reduce the amount of food you throw away.

If you were to purchase a new necklace, for example, would you go to a jeweller for a higher price item that can be repaired and last a lifetime, or select an item from the high street with a lower price tag?

Going to the theatre instead of buying a new bag, eating at a Chinese restaurant instead of buying a wok, visiting the cinema instead of buying a board game etc.

This includes things like using bar soap and shampoo, opting for Fairtrade and avoiding single-use plastics.

This includes stitching up ripped clothes, taking broken jewellery for repair and repainting scratched furniture.

Recycling is fantastic but be sure to always explore reducing or re-using as options before recycling!

If you do not generate any solar energy enter 0.

LED bulbs are up to 90% more energy efficient than standard, incandescent bulbs.

If you are leaving a room for 15 minutes or less, it is actually more efficient to leave the lights on, due to the higher energy requirement of switching the light on afresh.

This includes your computers, TV’s, phone etc.

Using a dishwasher actually uses less water than handwashing under a running tap.

Have a read of our article here if you are not sure which type of heat pump you have.

The average bag of firewood you would pick up at a garden centre/supermarket is about 20 – 30kg.

If you’re not sure, think about which rooms in your house are heated compared to the total number of rooms. Don’t forget heated rails/underfloor heating in bathrooms too.

The average UK home has a temperature of between 18°C to 21°C.

Low flow showers can reduce water consumption by as much as 60%, saving thousands of litres of water per user every year.

The average shower is ~8 minutes, and baths are equal to ~20 minutes of showering.

The average shower is ~8 minutes, and baths are equal to ~20 minutes of showering.

Even the most energy efficient washing machines use 15-30 gallons of water per load. Try spot-washing your clothes by hand and only putting them into the wash when absolutely necessary to reduce your water consumption.

Air-drying your clothes can save you and the planet huge amounts of resources, as tumble dryers typically have very high energy costs.

The vehicles you select will be added to your transport options.

If you travel by bike or foot, leave the fields blank.

This includes things like going to the gym, visiting a friend, going to a gallery/exhibition etc. - pretty much any journeys that are not for work! We’ll multiply this by 2 for your journey there and back in our calculation.

We’ll multiply this by 2 for your journey there and back in our calculation.

The journey there counts as one trip, the journey back counts as another.

We will average these trips out across the cars you told us about in question 1.

The journey there counts as one trip, the journey back counts as another.

The journey there counts as one trip, the journey back counts as another.

Going by boat rather than plane is up to x15 more environmentally friendly.