Carbon Footprint Assignment

factors

Energy

fridge

396kwh  got it from back of the fridge

396 kwh x (3.6 * 10^6)

=1425600000 joules

 Light bulb *14

60w looked over the bulb case

60watts * 14 blubs * 5 hours/day * 1kwh/1000watts

= 4200/1000

=4.2Kwh per day

In jolues

4.2 kwh per day multiple by (3.6 * 10^6)

=1512000 joules

Tv

245w back of the TV

245w * 150min* 1hr/ 60mins * 1kw/1000w * (3.6x 10^6)

= 245 x 150 x (3.6 x 10^6) / 60 x 1000

=2205000 joules

Ps4

140w  got it from label

140w * 150min* 1hr/ 60mins * 1kw/1000w * (3.6x 10^6)

= 140 x 150 x (3.6 x 10^6) / 60 x 1000

=1260000 joules

Laptop

40w got it from label

40w * 300min* 1hr/ 60mins * 1kw/1000w * (3.6x 10^6)

= 40 x 300 x (3.6 x 10^6) / 60 x 1000

=720000 joules

Car

78km    78km / 1.61 miles= 48.45 miles

48.45 miles x 1 gallon / 3.79 L x 1.61km/  1 miles

= (48.45/ 3.79) x 1.61

20.58 km/L

32MJ/L ( 23 km x 1L/20.58km + 23 x 1L / 8.92 x ½)

= 53.644 MJ

53.644 x (1 x10^6)

= 53644314.87 joules

Shower

10mins

10 min x 2 gallons/min x 3.79L/ 1 gallon x ( 50.6c – 5c)

= 75.8L x 35.6 c x 4200J x 1/ 1c

=11333616 joules

Cellar phone iphone

1 kwh x (3.6 * 10^6) got it from internet

= 360000 joules

Natural gas

22.880 GJ month got it from monthly bill 

1  gj =  1000000000

= 2.888 e10 joules /  30 days

1 day = 762666666.7 joules per day

carbon

fridge

396kwh

0.51 x396 x 1042  g C /  kwh

=210442.32 gco2

0.39 x 396 x 453 g c / kwh

=  69961.32 g co2

210442.32 gc02 + 69961.32 g co2

=280403.64 g co2

Light bulb *14

60w

60watts * 14 blubs * 5 hours/day * 1kwh/1000watts

= 4200/1000

=4.2Kwh per day

0.51 x 4.2 kwh x 1042 gc / kwh

= 2231.96 gco2

0.39 x 4.2 kwh x 453 g c / kwh

= 742.014 g co2

2231.96 + 742.014

= 2973.96 g co2

Tv

245w

245w * 150min* 1hr/ 60mins * 1kw/1000w * (3.6x 10^6)

= 245 x 150 x (3.6 x 10^6) / 60 x 1000

=2205000 joules

2205000 x 1 kwh/ (3.6 x 10 ^6)

=0.6125 kwh

0.51 x 0.6125 kwh x 1042 gc / kwh

= 325.49 gco2

0.39 x 0.6125 kwh x 453 g c / kwh

= 108.21 g co2

=325.49+ 108.21

=433.7 g co2

Ps4

140w

140w * 150min* 1hr/ 60mins * 1kw/1000w * (3.6x 10^6)

= 140 x 150 x (3.6 x 10^6) / 60 x 1000

=1260000 joules

1260000 x 1 kwh/ (3.6 x 10 ^6)

=0.35 kwh

0.51 x 0.35 kwh x 1042 gc / kwh

= 185.997 gco2

0.39 x 0.35 kwh x 453 g c / kwh

= 61.83g co2

=185.997 + 61.83

=247.827 g co2

Car

78km    

 78 x 1/ 8.92 x +78 xL/8.92 X 1/2

= 13.116 L

13.116L x 2.4 kg /L co2 x 1000/kg

=31478.4 g co2

Shower

10mins

10 min x 2 gallons/min x 3.79L/ 1 gallon x ( 50.6c – 5c)

= 75.8L x 35.6 c x 4200J x 1/ 1c

=11333616 joules

11333616 x 1/ (3.6x10^6) x 453 g co2 / kwh

=1426.15 g co2

Cellar phone

1 kwh x (3.6 * 10^6)

= 360000 joules

360000 x 1/ (3.6x10^6) x 453 g co2 / kwh

=45.3 g co2

Natural gas

22.880 GJ month

1  gj =  1000000000

= 2.888 e10 joules /  30 days

1 day = 762666666.7 joules per day

762666666.7 x 1/ (3.6x10^6) x 453 g co2 / kwh

= 95968.88889 g co2

total

     280403.64 g co2

     2973.96 g co2

     433.7 g co2

     247.827 g co2

     31478.4 g co2

     1426.15 g co2

     45.3 g co2

+   95968.88889 g co2

     412977.8659 g co2 x 1 kg/ 1000g

=412.9778659 kg co2

412.9778659 kg co2 x 1 tons / 1000kg x 365 days / year

=150.736921 t /year + 10 tons / year

= 160.736921 tons / year