A ton of CO2 gas is huge. It would fill a cube about 27′ (9 meters) on a side. That cube would be as tall as a telephone pole. One ton is the weight of about half a car. In other words, a car weighs about 2 tons.
The carbon footprint of each house in the US varies considerably depending on the location of the house and its size. The following charts show some of this variation. They are taken from, “Goldstein B, Gounaridis D, Newell JP. The carbon footprint of household energy use in the United States. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Aug 11;117(32):19122-19130. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1922205117. Epub 2020 Jul 20. PMID: 32690718; PMCID: PMC7431053. Which is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32690718/
Useful links:
The Easiest Way to Calculate Your Home’s Carbon Footprint:https://greenzerocarbonhome.com/2018/07/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-natural-gas-heating-oil-propane-and-coal/
Written Answers to over 300 Questions about Zero Carbon Homes:https://greenzerocarbonhome.com/webinar-questions-and-answers/
Finance and Net Zero Energy Terms explained: https://greenzerocarbonhome.com/energy-and-finance-terms-explained/
Zero Carbon Home Website Home Page: https://greenzerocarbonhome.com
Database of State Incentive for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) https://www.dsireusa.org
Published articles on Zero Carbon and Net Zero Energy:
Department of Energy, EnergySage, “Zero Carbon Home”https://www.energysage.com/project/7230/zero-carbon-home/
Zero Energy Project, “My Zero Energy Retrofit beats my 401k”https://zeroenergyproject.org/2018/09/23/my-zero-energy-retrofit-beats-my-401k/
Cool Effect, “Mr. Green’s Zero Carbon Home” https://www.cooleffect.org/content/news/green-testimonial?utm_source=Cool_Effect_CRM&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=20180814Engage_Testimonial&utm_content=green_CTA
Green Energy Times, “My Zero Energy Pool is a Great Investment!” http://www.greenenergytimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GET_May-2019.pdf
Published Presentations on Zero Carbon Zero Bills:
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To see a 20-minute TED talk at Harvard Business School, please click here: TED Talk
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