Carbon Calculator Review: GreenAsia

www.thegreenasiagroup.com

Whoo, that took me a long time. Not to do the calculation, but since the last review. But here it is. :)

My carbon footprint: 6.72 tCO2 per year.

Pros:

1) Slightly more adjusted in the Asian context. It is afterall 'GreenASIA'. And the drop down includes Malaysia. Which is nice to know that we exist :)

2) The drop down menus are straight forward. Easy to understand.

3) Energy choices have got different measurements. Which makes it easier to input since not all of us use kWh or kgs or liters etc.

4) It immediately shows the calculations upon your entry. So you can tell how much your carbon input is based on what you just entered.

5) You can input up to three vehicles. And the drop down's very easy, no need to look for your car type in a long list. They've got a range of type of vehicle and engine sizes (e.g. motorcycle, small petrol car (<1.4>

6) Includes waste as a separate input

7) You can immediately purchase carbon offsets from them upon completion of calculation. One choice of where the funds goes to is a Malaysian paper recycling facility which uses natural gas as opposed to oil fired boilers or electricity from the national grid.

Cons:

1) Would prefer if a little elaboration or those question mark thingies to give examples of what sort of energy applies to which domestic use. For blur people like myself, I use gas tank for cooking. Is that natural gas? Or is that LPG? It would be good to have a little assistance there.

2) Public transportation's distance calculation's a little iffy. I wish they would have distances calculator for us. So, we waste less time googling how far our travelled distances are. Can estimatelah... but still... haiya...

3) No mention of other lifestyle habits that may contribute to carbon - e.g. choice of food, shopping habits, etc.

4) No benchmark to compare.