Calculate Your Impact | US EPA

Your Total Annual Savings: 0 lbs of CO₂ per year.

This is equivalent to the emissions from driving a car 0 miles.

Instructions
Turn off the tap
Lighten your impact
Stretch those legs
Travel together
Don‘t trash it
Give it a rest
Your Summary

There are many things you can do to help prevent future climate change. Use this calculator to learn about simple steps you as an individual can take to reduce your impact on the planet.

Instructions:

Fill in the information about the number of students in your classroom and school.
Select “Yes” if you will take an action, or “I already do this” if you are already taking this action.
Learn about an action by following the “Find Out More” link.
See the results of your actions in the box at the top right.
See what the results would be if all students in your classroom, all students in your school, or all students in the United States took the same actions you said you would take.

How many students are in your classroom?

How many students are in your school?

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Don’t let the faucet run when you brush your teeth. 0 lbs

Will you take this action? Yes No I already do this

Turn off the lights when you are not in your room. 0 lbs

Will you take this action? Yes No I already do this

How many hours a day will the lights be turned off?

Replace incandescent light bulbs with ENERGY STAR bulbs. 0 lbs

Will you take this action? Yes No I already do this

How many light bulbs will you replace?

Bike or walk to school instead of getting a ride. 0 lbs

Will you take this action? Yes No I already do this

How many days a week will you bike or walk to school?

Take the bus or other public transporation instead of getting a ride to school. 0 lbs

Will you take this action? Yes No I already do this

How many days a week will you take the bus or other public transportation to school?

Carpool with friends to school. 0 lbs

Will you take this action? Yes No I already do this

How many days a week will you carpool to school?

If you carpool, how many other people will be in the car (excluding you)?

Reduce car trips for activities outside of school. 0 lbs

Will you take this action? Yes No I already do this

How many activities outside of school do you currently get a ride to?

How many of these trips will you take by biking or walking instead?

Based on what you're already doing, you're avoiding 0 lbs of CO₂ per year.

This is equivalent to the emissions from driving a car 0 miles.

If you take the additional actions that you checked above, you will avoid another 0 lbs of CO₂ per year.

This is equivalent to the emissions from driving a car 0 miles.

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Your Class

If all the students in your class took the actions you checked, together they would save a total of 0 lbs of CO₂ per year.

This is equivalent to the emissions from driving a car 0 miles.

Your School

If all the students in your school took the actions you checked, together they would save a total of 0 lbs of CO₂ per year.

This is equivalent to the emissions from driving a car 0 miles.

United States

If all the students in the United States took the actions you checked, together they would save a total of 0 lbs of CO₂ per year.

This is equivalent to the emissions from driving a car 0 miles.

This is equivalent to the annual emissions of 0 cars.