Week 1: Transportation

Supergirl posted this morning about Slate's eight-week carbon diet. The idea is to identify behaviors that contribute to global warming (via CO2 emissions) and find areas to reduce. I'll be keeping track of my own numbers and anyone who wants to play along; email me if you want to be added to the list.

Average carbon emissions per year, per person:
United States: 44,312
Qatar: 117,064
France: 13,668
India: 2,645
Kenya: 440


Sarah
Annual Carbon Emissions: 16,032 (equivalent to the emissions from 1.57 cars)
Week 1 Action Pledge: 1290 (0.13 cars removed from the road)

JenAtWork
Annual Carbon Emissions: 27,506 (2.69 cars)
Week 1 Action Pledge: 1,050 (0.11 cars)

ReneeAtWork
Annual Carbon Emissions: 20,077 (1.96 cars)
Week 1 Action Pledge: 1650 (0.17 cars)

Casey
Annual Carbon Emissions: 31,861 (3.12 cars)
Week 1 Action Pledge: 1050 (0.11 cars)

Stephanie
Annual Carbon Emissions: 43,917 (4.31 cars)

I think my annual numbers may be skewed; I need to redo the intake and see if I come up with the same thing again. I found the heating section of the quiz confusing, and I may have accidentally told it that I never turn the heat on.