Does anyone know of a website that has information regarding average GHG emissions saved by: - turning your computer and computer equipment off at night (at home) - turning your thermostat down 1% (at home) - installing Compact Florescent Light bulbs (home) - Turning off a computer monitor at night (at work) - Turning lights off in an office or meeting room when you leave (work) - Using the ENERGY Saver buttons on photocopier equipment if they have one
We're trying to implement a pledge program and I would love to be able to relate these things to reduced GHG emissions as well as energy savings.
Thanks a bunch!
Shannon-
Melissa Dunlop,
BES Director,
Energy Awareness & Environmental Programs
VIP Energy Inc.
105 Lexington Road, Unit 1
Waterloo, ON N2J 4R7
Phone: 519-886-1097 x. 226
Fax: 519-886-7015
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Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Related to Energy Use)
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Analise,
These numbers didn't come out lined up well - can't really tell what's what - I've left some of this inline here -- maybe it's just my email client but others may have this problem too. Can you either send me directly a document with this information or send the specific web page? The general link at the end of your posting - could not find this on there. Looks like good data - I assume this is all Cn$$, right?
thanks,
Anne Peters
Gracestone, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado USA
303.494.4934 vox
303.494.4880 fax
Hi,
Have a look at the Sustainability Victoria website (www.sustainability.vic.gov.au), specifically the 'Black Balloons' campaign. It will give you some indications of potential savings, whereby it is assumed each black balloon represents 50 grams of greenhouse gas (so, you would multiply the number of balloons by 50 and divide by 1000 to determine the equivalent of how many kilograms you can save). Note though, that this is for Victoria (Australia), where we unfortunately use a lot of brown coal, so the savings wouldn't be as high as these figures in areas where black coal or other energy sources are used as the emissions depend on the source of electricity used. If you're using coal based electricity, a rule of thumb is that for every tonne of (black) coal used to create electricity, 2.42 tonnes of CO2 are produced (source: http://www.nef.org.uk/energyadvice/co2calculator.htm). Also, for American data, see: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/co2_report/co2report.html. "The national average output rate for coal-fired electricity generation was 2.095 pounds CO2 per kilowatthour in 1999." I imagine there's a similar site for Canada. So, if you use a plug in power / watt meter to measure how much energy various appliances would use in the equivalent of a 24 hour period at different rates or with different activities, then you can work out how much you can save daily in emissions (by subtracting the amount used through the new behaviours from the amount used through the old behaviours and then multiplying the kWhs by 2.095 pounds or .95 kilograms of CO2). To work out daily average kWh, the formula is (Watts x hours per day) / 1000. To add impact, you could then multiply the results by the number of days per year that this behaviour / usage would occur, to see the annual savings. Hope this is of assistance.
Regards,
Jasmine Hoye
Account Director
Agribusiness,
Natural Resources & Environment Unit
Ipsos Australia Level 4, 493 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
Tel: (+61 3) 9946 0825
Fax: (+61 3) 9948 0800
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ipsos.com.au
Here is some basic information about GHG's around the workplace in Canada:
A MORE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE
Reduce Costs & Help the Climate at the Same Time Action
Annual Energy Cost Savings ($)
Annual GHG savings (tonnes)
Turn off equipment at the end of the business day
*Your computer $13 - $50
$320.09 to 0.230.16
*Your monitor $0.25 - $7.5
$3.90.002 to 0.050.03
*Your desk lamp $10 - $33
$210.07 to 0.230.15
*A laser printer $ 0 - $28
$150 to 0.190.10
*A photocopier $10 - $74
$420.07 to 0.500.29
*A water cooler $25 - $61
$430.17 to 0.420.29
Use electrical equipment wisely
*Turn a baseboard heater down in winter 10-20% $23-$105
$640.16 to 0.480.32
Buy EnergyStar
*A computer & monitor $140.08
*A high-speed copier $140.08
*A laser printer $180.10
*A fax machine $170.09
Buy different technologies
*A flat-screen monitor (& not a TV-type) $7 - $75
$410.05 to 0.340.19
Get to work (NB: the costs or savings for parking, insurance, maintenance, repair and tickets are not included)
*Telework, walk, bike, run, rollerblade (10%) $10 - $46
$290.04 to 0.16 0.10
(20%)$22 - $92
$570.08 to 0.320.20
(100%) $110 - $460
$2850.38 to 1.621.00
*Carpool (10%) $10 - $46
$290.04 to 0.160.10
(20%) $22 - $92
$570.08 to 0.320.20
(100%) $110 - $460
$2850.38 to 1.621.00
*Compress your work week $10 - $46
$290.04 to 0.160.10
*Take the bus (10%) $10 - $46
$290 to 0.160.08
(20%) $22 - $92
$570 to 0.320.16
(100%) $110 - $460
$2850 to 1.620.81
*Buy the most efficient vehicle in its class for your next personal vehicle $0 - $170
$430 to 0.600.15
Travel for Business
*Take the train instead of the plane under 500km 0.034 / one-way trip per passenger
*Walk, bike or conference call instead of taxi to your next meeting $2 / km0.00027 / km
*Choose hotel location so to eliminate taxis to meeting or conference $2 / km 0.00027 / km
*Stay at "Green Leaf" hotels 00.002 / night
*Rent the most fuel efficient vehicle you can (hybrids are now often available but typically more expensive at this point) 0 to 0.0003 / km 0.00015 / km
Reduce Consumption
*Fine paper $35 / 5000 sheets
7.55 / tonne
0.0018 / sheet
*Newsprint 2.66 / tonne
*Cardboard 5.18 / tonne
*Mixed paper 5.49 / tonne
*Pop Cans 2.45 / tonne
0.0032 / can
*Plastic 1.2 / tonne
0.005 / bottle
*Organics 0.53 / tonne
*Glass 0.29 / tonne
0.0032 / bottle
Recycle
*Fine paper 5.77 / tonne
0.0004 / sheet
*Newsprint 1.75 / tonne
*Cardboard 3.81 / tonne
*Mixed paper 3.93 / tonne
*Pop Cans 4.38 / tonne
0.0014 / can
*Plastic 1 / tonne
0.001 / bottle
*Glass 0.1 / tonne
Notes: All figures should be taken as estimated averages. Low and high scenarios were taken and averaged. Price ranges are based on typical Canadian figures in 2004. Emission figures are based on Canadian national averages. For electricity, this assumes that the first fuel saved by the grid network is natural gas burning. While electricity in some provinces (namely Quebec and Manitoba) produces very little GHG emissions, saving electricity in these regions is still desirable ecologically as these provinces export surplus electricity to the US where it primarily displaces electricity produced by burning coal. Waste emission figures are based on the 2001 levels of landfill gas capturing across Canada. Commuting figures are based on a study done for Environment Canada on commuting by federal public servants across Canada in 2004. It is important to note that the money saved and emissions saved figures for commuting are for commuting only and for fuel cost savings only. Approximately 1/5th of a typical Canadian driving year is spent commuting to and from work.
For any questions, please contact:
Colin Dobson,
Environment Canada,
Environmental Affairs Branch,
98 rue Eddy, 2e tage,
Gatineau, QC, J8X 2W4,
T (819) 953-4956,
F (819) 953-8040.
http://www.fhio-ifppe.gc.ca
Analise Saely
Green Citizenship
Coordinator/Coordonnatrice d'cocivisme
Environmental Affairs Division/
Division des affaires environnementales
Environment Canada/Environnement Canada
1040 St. Joseph Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3
T: (819) 997-9807
F: (819) 994-5068
E: [email protected]