Comparing emissions helps to understand the magnitudes and makes choices easier.

Put the amount of your emissions into perspective with easily understandable, everyday things.

Do you want to know how much emissions, for example, driving a car or eating a steak cause? Or vice versa. Do you want to know how many kilometers driven by car or steaks eaten are equivalent to a certain amount of emissions? Click the indicator you want and choose which way you want to make the conversion. Remember to pick a suitable unit for CO2 emissions from the drop-down menu.

Carbon dioxide absorbed by a tree

tons of carbon dioxide can be absorbed by 0,0cubic metres of tree.

Monetary value of carbon dioxide

tons of carbon dioxide are valued at 0,0euros in the EU’s Emissions Trading System.

CO2 emission of a car

tons of carbon dioxide is equal to 0,0kilometres of driving.

The carbon footprint of a flight in Europe

tons of carbon dioxide is equal to 0,0passengers' roundtrip flights to Munich.

CO2 emission of gasoline

tons of carbon dioxide is equal to 0,0litres of gasoline consumption.

CO2 emission of heating up a sauna

tons of carbon dioxide is equal to 0,0times of heating up an eletric sauna.

Carbon footprint of one litre of milk

tons of carbon dioxide is equal to 0,0litres of milk production.

Carbon footprint of a steak

tons of carbon dioxide is equal to 0,0of beef stakes (150g) production.

Annual CO2 emission of a Finn

tons of carbon dioxide is equal to 0,0of the annual CO2 emissions of a Finn.

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