The calculator employs kilometers as its metric unit of measurement and quantifies carbon emissions in terms of CO2. To determine your carbon emissions, it is essential to input the distance in kilometers you cover on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. For a more in-depth understanding of the methodology and access to our sources, please refer to our scientific paper by clicking the button below.

Carbon App


Our numbers and formulas

Greenhouse gas emissions for various modes of transportation, to provide insight into how the choice of transport can impact the amount of emissions per person are presented below. This information are sourced from framtiden.no and are intended to clarify for the user. The carbon app calculator's formulas and methodology are derived by our professor, Mario Blázquez de Paz. He gathered the data from the European Environment Agency. Our goal with the Carbon App is to heighten awareness regarding individuals' daily carbon footprints within transportation and inspire towards emission reduction.

1. (https://www.framtiden.no/, retrieved 26. November 2023)
2. (https://efdb.apps.eea.europa.eu/, retrieved 26. November 2023)

  1. Cars

    Gasoline:
    Framtiden.no reports that the average gasoline-powered car emits 63g CO2/km per passenger

    Diesel:
    Framtiden.no reports that the average diesel-powered car emits 54gCO2/km per passenger.

    Electric:
    Framtiden.no reports that the average electrical-powered car consumes 7g CO2/km per passenger

  1. Busses

    Diesel:
    Framtiden.no reports that the average diesel-powered bus consumes 25g Co2/km per passenger

    Biodiesel:
    Framtiden.no reports that the average bio-diesel-powered bus consumes 7g Co2/km per passenger

  1. Airplanes

    Framtiden.no states that each individual traveling in business class is accountable for emitting 298g of CO2 per kilometer.

    Framtiden.no states that each individual traveling in economy class is accountable for emitting 133g of CO2 per kilometer.

  1. Ferrys

    According to framtiden.no, each person traveling by ferry is responsible for 266g of CO2 emissions per kilometer.

  1. Train

    According to framtiden.no, each person traveling by diesel-powered train is responsible for 91g of CO2 emissions per kilometer. Each person travelling with electric train is responsible for 7g of CO2 emissions per kilometer.

  1. Bicycling and walking

    According to framtiden.no, there are zero emissions per kilometer for individuals cycling or walking.

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