Lighting Carbon Footprint Calculator

Calculate the CO2 emissions reduction from your lighting upgrade. See the impact in tonnes of CO2, trees planted, car miles avoided, and more – based on your country’s grid emissions factor.

Input method
Current lighting
Enter 0 if removing lights entirely
Location and grid

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CO2 saved per year
0 tonnes
Tree
0
mature trees needed to absorb this CO2 per year
Car
0
car miles avoided per year
Plane
0
transatlantic flights offset per year
Home
0
months of average home electricity
Cumulative CO2 avoided over time
Annual kWh saved
Grid emissions factor
CO2 saved per year
CO2 saved over 10 years
Energy reduction
Cost savings (at $0.13/kWh)
Grid emissions factors by region (kg CO2/kWh)
France (nuclear)0.051
Canada0.130
USA Pacific NW0.210
UK0.233
EU average0.255
USA national avg0.386
Japan0.410
Australia0.510
China0.580
India0.700
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