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: 0.29kg (2 hours)
Innocent Drinks have calculated the carbon footprint of a mangoes and passion fruits smoothie here:
http://innocentdrinks.typepad.com/innocent_drinks/2007/03/sustainability.html
They give it as 0.29kg.
1kg of potatoes from LincolnshireCO2e: 0.20 kg (3.5 hours)
Road freight 0.03 kg (147 gm per tonne km * 200 km /1000 = 29.4 gm Co2e)
Agricultural 0.10 kg (guessed)
Cling film wrapping 0.07 Kg (8 gm plastic film at 6.96 tonnes CO2e per tonne)
Walkers CrispsCO2e: 0.075 kg (1.5 hours)
Walkers have calculated the carbon footprint of a bag of crisps here:
http://www.walkerscarbonfootprint.co.uk/walkers_carbon_footprint.html
They give it as 75g.
200g Corgettes from KenyaCO2e: 1.79kg CO2e (1 day, 2 hours)
Food Refridgeration 100
Air Freight 1350
Agriculture 100
20g Plastic packaging 140
Road Freight 100
Result: CO2e 1.79kg