Total the carbon footprint of a whole trip across all components.
Flights typically dominate trip emissions to the point where every other component is a rounding error. Comparing the total with an annual carbon budget puts the scale in perspective. A single long-haul return trip can consume most of a year’s sustainable carbon budget, which no amount of accommodation choice offsets.
Trip Carbon Footprint
Total = flights + ground transport + accommodation + food and activities
Total = flights + ground transport + accommodation + food and activities Flights typically dominate trip emissions to the point where every other component is a rounding error. Comparing the total with an annual carbon budget puts the scale in perspective.
A single long-haul return trip can consume most of a year’s sustainable carbon budget, which no amount of accommodation choice offsets.
This calculator takes 5 inputs: Flight emissions, Ground transport emissions, Accommodation emissions, Food and activities emissions, Offset price per tonne. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.