What is your carbon footprint?

Reference: the average US home spends about $138 a month (EIA, 2023).

Mild rarely freezes. Average has real winters. Cold means long freezing winters.

Small under ~1,000 sq ft. Medium ~1,500 to 2,500. Large over ~2,800.

Reference: the average US driver covers about 13,500 miles a year, roughly 260 a week (FHWA).

Short = under ~4 hours round trip, like Denver to Los Angeles.

Long = cross country or overseas round trip, like US to Europe.

Business uses about 3 times economy per mile, first about 4 times (DEFRA).

Reference: the average American eats beef about 3 to 4 times a week (USDA ERS). It is by far the heaviest food per serving (Poore & Nemecek, Science 2018).

Reference: the average is about 5 to 7 a week (USDA). Chicken is roughly a tenth of beef per pound.

Reference: the average is about 1 to 2 a week.

A lot = dairy at most meals. Average = daily but not heavy. A little = occasional.

The average US household wastes roughly a third of its food (USDA / EPA).

The average American buys on the order of 50 to 70 new clothing items a year (estimates vary).

Average = a new phone every 2 to 3 years plus the odd gadget.