The standard calculation uses the average Australian km travelled per annum,  13,200 km.

If you would like to input your actual distance travelled in the last year please login for advanced features. 

To calculate your emissions you will need a copy of your electricity bill/s.  A Kilowatt Hour (kWh) is equal to a unit consumed. 

If you would like to calculate the emission factor for your state please login to access advanced features. 

On your gas bill,  1 unit = 1 kWh unless otherwise stated

For Northern Territory and Tasmanian the next closest state factors are used as the data for those states is confidential and not published

Please use the Vehicles Tab if your car runs on gas

Per capita, 1 tonne of co-mingled per annum waste emits 1.4 t CO2-e

Per household, 2.6 tonnes of co-mingled waste per annum emits 3.64 t CO2-e

(From Australia Gout  National Waste Report 2000)

If you would like to calculate waste on volume please login to access advanced features

Our standard calculator bases distance on the following journeys

• Short Haul - Melbourne to Adelaide - RETURN
• Medium Haul - Sydney to Perth - RETURN
• Long Haul - Melbourne to London (via Doha) - RETURN

Choose 'Average' if you do not know the seat classification

To input specific airports please login to access advanced features

Transport Type relates to time of travel

• off-peak is 'average passenger load'
• peak is 'urban commute'

If you would like to input your actual distance travelled and number of people travelling please login for advanced features. 

To calculate the total amount of GHG emissions for your event you will need to collect the data on electricity, food, waste and transport (including guest transport) and then add this to expenditure on food and drinks.