Sustainable Consumption Asya Akchurin Alyssa Altamirano William Cartwright

Our Transportation Consumption Patterns Week 1Week 2

Average American Transportation Consumption and Emission  Avg. car = 21 mpg  Avg. gallon emits 8887 g CO2  Avg. CO2 emissions = 423 g CO2/mile  Avg. American drive 230 miles per week  This leads to 97,615 g CO2 emissions/week per person

Every.003 g of CO2 emitted is equivalent to 1 liter of oil This means that on average every week an American consumes 32,500,000 liters of oil!!

Personal Emissions Week 1  Total of 42 miles driven  42 miles x 423 g CO2/mile = 17,766 g CO2 emitted by 3 people in one week (mostly Billy) Week 2  Total of 48 miles driven  48 miles x 423 g CO2/mile = 20,304 g CO2 emitted by 3 people in one week

Emissions Reduced by Walking  On average, one person reduces CO2 emissions by 300 kg a year  This is equal to g CO2 per week  Using our personal data:  Week 1 we saved 141, g CO2 by walking  Week 2 we saved 163, g CO2 by walking

Alternatives to Driving  Metro  Biking  Taxi or Uber!  Carpooling  Walking