Cool Kids For A Cool Climate

 

The Climate Change Tree Calculator

Fill in the form below to see how many trees you should plant to soak up the carbon dioxide produced by your journey.

Car

I travel by car for year(s)

My car's engine type is:

Result: You will need to plant

 

Aeroplane

I travel by aeroplane with a

Result: You will need to plant

 

Trains and Buses

I travel by train or bus, for year(s)

Result: You will need to plant

 

Number of trees you need to plant in total:


 

Where to plant your trees:

 

These are calculated with the following assumptions:

Flights - gives the total greenhouse warming effect (including CO2, ozone from NOx and water vapour) of the flight per passenger - on a 747 at 80% occupancy

For Car, Train and Bus CO2 only is given

Car Petrol (kg CO2) Diesel (kg CO2)
small engine (<1.4 litre) kilometres x 0.17  
medium engine (1.4 - 2.1 litre) kilometres x 0.22 kilometres x 0.12
large engine (>2.1 litres) kilometres x 0.27 kilometres x 0.14

Train - kilometres x 0.06 kg CO2

Bus - kilometres x 0.06 kg CO2

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