Sydney's Carbon Footprint

Your energy use is approximately:
42299 kWh per year

Your carbon footprint is approximately:
42.2 tonnes CO2 per year


I am not at all surprised to see my carbon footprint to be this high. Before my siblings and I left the house for college, there were 5 of us living in a two-story, 14 bedroom home. One can only imagine the amount of energy it took to heat a house that large in the winter. Fortunately the winters in southeast Alaska do not get as cold as the winters up here in Anchorage, which has a positive effect on the environment. We do own a wood stove that we use quite frequently in the fall and winter, but we still own a few electric heaters to distribute the heat upstairs, since the wood stove is downstairs.
We also owned 2 cars, plus my dads work van he drove to and from work everyday. Metlakatla, Alaska is a very small town and cars there are almost unnecessary, except for my family and a couple other individuals who live approximately 7 miles out of town. Our commutes to and from work and school were relatively short, compared to the average person living in a larger city.
On top of that, my family loves to travel. We have flown clear across the country a few times.
As you can see, my family does not particularly live a 'green' life. However, my Dad works for the local power company in Metlakatla, Alaska and recently came up to Anchorage to promote the use of wind turbines. So I guess you can say we're doing a little green livin' :)