CARBON EMISSION REFERENCE

1. Walking and cycling emits zero CO2 emission.

(Source: www.smartertravelsutton.org)
2. 1km travel by car (petrol) emits 0.26kg of CO2
(Source : LCCF Calculator)
3. 1km round trip walking and cycling saves 6 kg of CO2/day (carbon
savings per day compared to the use of car)
(Source: www.smartertravelsutton.org)
4. NGV emits 0.20 kg of CO2/km
(Source: ACTR – Public Transit vs Single Occupant Vehicle Carbon Emissions to
Climate Change)
5. A car using petrol generates 0.162 kg of CO2/km
6. A car using diesel generates 0.169 kg of CO2/km
7. A car using NGV generates 0.130 kg of CO2/km
8. An electric car generates 0.135 kg of CO2/km
(Source: ACTR – Public Transit vs Single Occupant Vehicle Carbon Emissions to
Climate Change)
9. A normal bulb consumes 250 W of energy and emits 0.17 kg of CO2.
10. Every 1 kWh of energy used emits 0.68 kg of CO
(Source: www.gg-energy.com)
11. 0.4 hectare of development in infill and brownfield area emits 7 tons of
CO2 ( saving of 3 tons of CO2 compared to greenfield development.
(Source : Congressional Research Service, 2009)
12. 1.0 hectare of tropical forest captures 4.30 to 6.50 tCO2/year
(Source : LCCF Calculator)
13. 1 tropical tree forest absorb 5.50kg of CO2/year
(Source : LCCF Calculator)
14. 1 tree absorbs approximately 1,000kg of Co2
(Source : www.conservationfund.org/gozero)
15. 1 acre of trees store 2,600kg of CO2/year (tree cover for urban area is
about 204 trees/acre, for forest it is about 480 trees/acre
(Source : coloradotrees.org)
16. 0.4 hectare of developed greenfield area emits 10 tons of CO2
(Source : redevelopmenteconomics.com)
17. 1 person can save 2,700kg of CO2 by living in a clustered-mixed use
development
(Source : redevelopmenteconomics.com)
18. 1 hectare with 0.1m thickness of asphalt emits 70,150kg of CO2/year
(Source : LCCF Calculator)
19. 1 hectare with 0.1m thickness of concrete pavement emits 15,800kg of
CO2/yea
(Source : LCCF Calculator)
20. By using public transit, we can reduce 9kg CO2 per person daily
(Source : American Public Transport Association, APTA)