The average UK citizen creates 11 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide a year.
New UK targets aim to cut this by 80%.
Dividing the ration equally between categories “consumables”, “building”, “transport” and “government”, allows 1.5kg per day.
The estimates below are for CO2e and amount of a 1.5kg daily ration. Click images for more infomation.
CO2e: 1,160.0 kg (773 days)
Return distance 4462km at 260 gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to Bucharest and back)
CO2e: 3,648.0 kg (2432 days)
Return distance 17369km at 210 gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to Mexico City and back)
45,000 tonnes CO2e (8000 years)
This is the new building for York Colleges. It is approximately 29,500 sq meters.
Assuming 650 kgs of CO2e per square meter (similar to BEDZED ?) gives 19,175 tonnes of CO2e
Part of the funding for the new college depends on planning permission for 350 new houses.
No doubt these will be ocnventional build c 65 tonnes CO2e per dwelling, giving 22750 tonnes CO2e.
Add 10% for surrounding works, gives an estimate of 45,000 tonnes of CO2e
Using environmentally friendly building materials, such as Hempcrete, could have made the construction of this new college and housing carbon negative.
CO2e: 785.0 kg (523 days)
Return distance 3020km at 260 gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to Warsaw and back)
CO2e: 872.0 kg (581 days)
Return distance 3355km at 260 gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to Rome and back)
CO2e: 4,874.0 kg (3249 days)
Return distance 18673km at 210 gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to New York and back)
CO2e: 234.0 kg (156 days)
Return distance 740km at 316gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to Aberdeen and back)
CO2e: 3,044.0 kg (2029 days)
Return distance 14500km at 210 gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to Mumbai and back)
CO2e: 1,931.0kg (1287 days)
Return distance 7,427km at 210 gm CO2 per km
(Leeds/Bradford to Cairo and back)
