Sonke siyazi ukuba ungonga imali eninzi nexesha ngokubamba intlanganiso kwi-intanethi . Kuyaqondakala nje – hlanganisa wonke umntu ngefowuni uze wonge iindleko zepetroli, iindleko zenqwelo-moya, ixesha lokuhamba nokunye. Kuthekani ukuba ungonga itoni yeCO2? Ukukhutshwa kweCO2, nangona kunjalo…
Ngale ntsasa ndenze uphando. Kuye kwavela ukuba iintlanganiso ezikwi-intanethi neenkonzo ezifana neCallbridge ziyindlela enobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo. Apha kwi-whatsmycarbonfootprint.com bapapashe izibalo ze -GHG Protocol zokuhamba ngenqwelo moya:
Iinqwelo ezimfutshane zokuhamba ngenqwelomoya (ezingaphantsi kweekhilomitha ezingama-300) zivelisa i-0.64 lbs / imayile ye-CO2 ngomgibeli ngamnye.
Ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya okuphakathi (ngaphantsi kwe-1000 yeemayile) kuvelisa i-0.44 lbs / imayile ye-CO2 ngomgibeli ngamnye.
Iinqwelomoya ezinde zokuhamba (ngaphezulu kwe-1000 yeemayile) zivelisa i-0.39 lbs / imayile ye-CO2 ngomkhweli ngamnye.
Ke masithi bendifuna ukuba nentlanganiso kwi-intanethi nomntu oseToronto (270 miles from Ottawa), San Francisco (2900 miles from Ottawa), and Chicago (750 miles from Ottawa). Ukuba sonke sadibana e-Ottawa endaweni ye-intanethi, i-CO2 eyenziwa yi-air travel yethu yayiza kuba yi-270 × 0.64 + 750 × 0.44 + 2900 × 0.39 = 1634 lbs, okanye i-0.8 tons, ye-CO2.
Ngoko, kuthetha ukuthini oko? Ukuyibeka ngokwembono, umyinge waseMntla Melika uvelisa iitoni ezingama-20 zokukhutshwa kweCO2 ngonyaka. Ukutshintsha iihambo ezi-4 okanye ezi-5 ngonyaka ngeentlanganiso ze-intanethi kunye ne-Callbridge (okanye nayiphi na enye inkonzo, kulo mbandela) kunokubonisa ukuncipha kwe-25% yokukhutshwa komntu ophakathi.
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