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Today is Sunday July 05, 2009

Can Forests Offset Automotive CO2?
Analysis & Commentary: "Auto Emissions & Forests"
(to calculate: click curser on, then off, yellow input cell)

How much CO2 will an automotive fleet emit per year?  
  # cars  
  miles driven per year per car  
  kilometers driven per year per car  
  average miles per gallon  
  average kilometers per liter  
  total gallons consumed per year  
  total liters consumed per year  
  total barrels consumed per year  
  pounds CO2 per gallon gasoline  
  kilograms CO2 per liter gasoline  
  metric tons CO2 per year to offset
     
How much CO2 can a growing forest sequester each year?
  tons carbon per acre  
  tons carbon per hectare  
  growth period in years  
  ratio of CO2 to carbon  
  tons CO2 absorbed per year per acre
  tons CO2 absorbed per year per hectare
     
New forest area needed to offset automotive fleet emissions
  square miles to reforest  
  square kilometers to reforest  



How to use this calculator:

(1) It is sometimes necessary to click on one of the yellow input cells, then click somewhere else on the screen in order to prompt the interactive spreadsheet to calculate and display results.

(2) Yellow cells are input cells - you may enter your own assumptions in these cells.

(3) When you refresh the screen, the original default assumptions will reappear in the yellow input cells.
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