How much to offset your carbon?

How much would it cost to offset the carbon emissions from your transportation and travel? Here are a few suggested numbers for you to pinpoint a donation amount.

Please note: carbon emissions are calculated in kilograms, and suggested donations are calculated at £5 to offset one ton of CO2.

Airplane flights

• 1,000 miles of flying produces an average of 200 kg of CO2 per person, which can be offset with a £1 donation
• 5,000 miles produces 1,000 kg of CO2, costing £5 to offset
• 10,000 miles produces 2,000 kg of CO2, costing £10 to offset

Car travel

The average car is driven 15,000 miles per year — which produces 6,000 kg of CO2 and costs £45 to offset.

• 500 miles of driving produces an average of 200 kg of CO2, which can be offset with a £1 donation.
• 1,000 miles produces 400 kg of CO2, costing £2 to offset
• 2,000 miles produces 800 kg of CO2, costing £4 to offset

Hotel Stays

Each hotel stay of one week averages 200 kg of CO2 emissions, which can be offset for £1.

So, if you drive an average of 15,000 miles per year, fly 50,000 miles a year and stay in hotels four weeks a year, your carbon emissions come to more than 16 tons — which you can help offset with a donation of £80.