Estimating Individual

ESL 330 Assignment-1 Bhuvnesh Sharma 2009ch70132

Carbon footprint
Primary footprint Direct emissions
Transportation
Private vehicle Public transport

Secondary footprint Indirect emissions

Electricity Food Household products Paper Plastics Construction Walking, Bicycle Lifestyle

Domestic fuel consumption

LPG Natural gas

Methodology & Assumptions

Identified activities leading to Direct & Indirect emissions

For Electricity
Calculated power ratings of appliances & estimated time usage on day basis ; converted day data to year For NCR region electrical emission factor was calculated using North eastern electricity grid data (0.83 KgCO2/kWh)

For Food
Assumed diet mainly consisting of Dairy products, eggs, rice, wheat Calculated calories intake per item mentioned above and multiplied with calorie CO2 equivalent according to US National crops data

Electricity
Electricity Watt(W) Time(hr)/per day CO2 (Kg/year) Tubelight+Choke 55 16 263.384

Laptop Fan Mobile charging

90 70 4

4 16 2

107.74 335.22 2.39

Toaster Washing machine

1050 500

0.083 0.5

26.18 10.68

Total *Emission factor for NCR region 0.82 KgCO2/kWh

745.62

Food
Items Calories in one year CO2 Equivalent of food (pounds/calorie) CO2 (Kg/annum)

Milk Potatoes Tomatoes Eggs Total

65700 17702.5 3832.5 4984

0.012 0.003 0.003 0.012

357.1452 24.0576975 5.2083675 27.093024 413.504289

Transport
Mode of transport Average distance travelled yearly (km) CO2 equivalnet (gm/km) CO2 (Kg/annum)

Auto-rickshaw Bus Train Total

2080 1040 5200

10.05 4.19 5.5

20.904 4.3576 28.6 53.8616

Methodology: Train distance calculated for round trip to Jaipur (250 km one side) every month

Potential of mitigation
From the previous analysis potential of mitigation of CO2 emission seem possible only in electricity & food (as transport & paper already contribute minimum)

Electricity
Replacing light bulbs & fans with Energy star qualified products ( Saves 359 Kg CO2/ annum) Switching off lights & fans timely (Saves 341 Kg CO2/ annum) Efficient handling of washing machine

Results
CO2 Emission modes CO2 (kg/annum)

Electricity

937.14

Food
Transport Total After mitigation

413.50
53.86 1404.50 704.37

Conclusions
CO2 emission comes out to be 1.4 tons/annum against Indian per capita emission of 1.9 tons/annum The results shown are approximate and some emission activities were not included in the study which would contribute to increase in the result Comparison with Indian per capita shows that being a student living with minimum luxuries, not driving automobiles, the CO2 emissions are still high and would increase in future Results show that this careless & irresponsible lifestyle needs a change A changed lifestyle can reduce CO2 emissions by 700 Kg/annum

Recommendations
Change in lifestyle
Accepting energy saving as part of lifestyle Encouraging energy star appliances in institute rooms Switching off lights & fans while leaving classrooms, hostel common rooms, bathrooms, exhausts etc. Two way switch/MCB outside every room Use a manual lawn mower Unplug electronics that draw power even when theyre turned off Use washing machine for large number of clothes Discouraging use of paper in institute area mostly during cultural festivals & other type of notices Spread the word; create awareness among students, sensitize them

Reduce Carbon footprint

References
CO2 Emissions from passenger transport in India, Sanjay Singh Environmentally effective food choices, National food administration, Sweden food guidelines http://www.epa.gov http://www.zeroghg.com/ http://www.co2list.org/