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Calculate your carbon footprint easily using a command line interface.

Getting started

First, clone the repository:

git clone git@github.com:protea-earth/carbon_footprint.git

Now install all the dependencies:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt 

Now run the script

python3 carbon_footprint.py

You can then answer all the questions provided:

Jims-MBP:carbon_footprint jimschwoebel$ python3 carbon_footprint.py
pygame 1.9.4
Hello from the pygame community. https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html
please type answers to the following questions below
what is your email? 
jim@protea.earth
How many people are in your household? (e.g. 2) 
2
What is your electric bill (in dollars) monthly?  (e.g. 50) 
50
How many flights do you take per year? (e.g. 10) 
10
Do you own a car? (e.g. n | y) 
n
What is your average distance to commute to/from work in miles - for example 21? (e.g. 10) 
1
Do you use public transportation? (e.g. y)
y
Do you use uber or another ride sharing platform like Lyft? (e.g. y) 
y
How many ride-sharing trips do you complete per month? (e.g. 10) 
10
Are you a vegetarian? (e.g. n) 
n
Do you eat meat more than 3 times each week? (e.g. y) 
y
How much money do you spend on Amazon per month in US dollars - for example, fifty dollars? (e.g. 150) 
150
{'email': 'jim@protea.earth', 'answers': ['2', '50', '10', 'no', '1', 'yes', 'yes', '10', 'no', 'yes', '150'], 'footprint': 7710.966198878506, 'footprintbytype': [1401.8691588785048, 2868.8, 427.25239999999997, 2993.70964, 19.334999999999997], 'footprint_delta': -6949.883801121495, 'footprintbytype_delta': [-5850.890841121495, 2266.3500000000004, -4088.0176000000006, 725.74964, -3.075000000000003], 'labels_footprint': ['electric (kg Co2/year)', 'flight (kg Co2/year)', 'transportation (kg Co2/year)', 'food (kg Co2/year)', 'retail (kg Co2/year)'], 'labels_footprintbytype': 'total kg Co2/year'}
2993.70964
['Electricity consumption (kwh * 1000)', '# of flights per year', '# commute miles per year (thousands)', '# of uber trips per year', 'food choice (tons of CO2 emissions/year)']
[4, 10, 0, 120, 2]
[11, 2, 15, 7, 2]
['electricity', 'flights', 'transportation', 'food', 'retail']
[1401, 2868, 427, 2993, 19]
[7252, 602, 4515, 2267, 22]
['1.pdf', '2.pdf', '3.pdf', '4.pdf', '5.pdf', '6.pdf', '7.pdf', '8.pdf']

After this, a .PDF report will pop up with your results.

Reports

Reports look like this, and generate figures like the ones below that highlight your carbon consumption relative to the average American.

Carbon consumption by category (by label)

Carbon consumption by category (kg Co2/year)

Carbon consumption % by category

Assumptions in carbon footprint

Electricity:

Flights per year:

Transportation:

Uber trips:

Food choices / nutrition:

Amazon supply chain:

References