Your Annual CO₂e
14.5
metric tons
Electricity1.60
kWh × regional grid source
Solar / clean gridCoal grid, large home
Home heating1.20
Gas, fuel oil, or heat pump
Electric heat pumpFuel oil, cold climate
Car & driving3.50
Annual miles × vehicle type
No car / EV20k mi in a truck
Air travel1.00
Domestic + international round trips
Zero flights5 dom + 3 intl RT
Diet2.50
Vegan to heavy meat / keto
Vegan (1.5t)Heavy meat (4t)
Food waste0.80
How much purchased food goes uneaten
Meal plan + compostHigh-waste household
Shopping & goods2.00
Electronics, furniture, household products
Secondhand onlyHeavy consumer
Digital & devices0.40
Streaming + device manufacture cycle
Minimal, old devicesAnnual upgrades, 8h/day
Clothing0.80
New garments purchased per year
Mostly secondhandFast fashion 100+ items
Laundry0.20
Electric dryer vs. line dry, water temp
Line dry + cold washDryer every load, hot
Personal scale — metric tons CO₂e / year
THE CORPORATE SCALE
Annual Scope 1+2+3 — dwarfing not just you, but all personal action combined.
ExxonMobil
World's largest publicly traded oil company
2024 Scope 1+2+3: 730,000,000 metric tons CO₂e
Emits per second
23.1 t
every second, 24/7/365
Your entire year = their…
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of corporate operation
Your year consumed — —
Scale of futility
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Emitted since page load
0
metric tons CO₂e
Walmart
World's largest retailer by revenue
FY2025 Scope 1+2+3: 652,000,000 metric tons CO₂e
Emits per second
20.7 t
every second, 24/7/365
Your entire year = their…
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of corporate operation
Your year consumed — —
Scale of futility
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Emitted since page load
0
metric tons CO₂e
Amazon
E-commerce & cloud computing
2024 Scope 1+2+3: 68,300,000 metric tons CO₂e
Emits per second
2.16 t
every second, 24/7/365
Your entire year = their…
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of corporate operation
Your year consumed — —
Scale of futility
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Emitted since page load
0
metric tons CO₂e
Your 80-yr lifetime = ExxonMobil for
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Your 80-yr lifetime = Walmart for
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Your 80-yr lifetime = Amazon for
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