meaguiar's carbon footprint: transportation

1. Overview
2. Transportation

• 25% · 1.42 tons

  Flights

  The flights component of your footprint covers emissions from air travel. It includes your share of the total emissions from any flights you add to your profile—for example if you fly first class we assign you more emissions than if you flew economy because your seat takes up more space. Airplanes emit greenhouse gases when they burn jet fuel or aviation gasoline. They also impact the climate through radiative forcing.

• 73% · 4.16 tons

  Automobiles

  The automobiles component of your footprint covers emissions from cars and trucks. It includes the total emissions from any automobiles you add to your profile. We do not assign you any emissions for automobiles you ride in as a passenger. Automobiles emit greenhouse gases when they burn gasoline, diesel, or natural gas, and from air conditioning leaks. If your vehicle runs on a blend of biodiesel or ethanol, we only assign you the emissions from the regular diesel or gasoline portion of the fuel.

• 1% · 0.03 tons

  Bus trips

  The bus trips component of your footprint covers emissions from transit and intercity buses. It includes your share of the total emissions from any bus trips you add to your profile. Buses emit greenhouse gases when they burn gasoline, diesel, or natural gas, and from air conditioning leaks.

• 0% · 0.02 tons

  Rail trips

  The rail trips component of your footprint covers emissions from subways, commuter trains, amtrak, trolley cars, and trams. It includes your share of the total emissions from any rail trips you add to your profile. Trains emit greenhouse gases when they burn diesel or use dirty electricity.

• 0% · 0.002 tons

  Ferry trips

  The ferry trips component of your footprint covers emissions from ferries. We're working on letting you add ferry trips to your profile—for now we assign all Americans an equal share of total ferry emissions. Ferries emit greenhouse gases when they burn distillate fuel.

• 1% · 0.06 tons

  Boats

  The boats component of your footprint covers emissions from recreational boats. We're working on letting you add boats to your profile—for now we assign all Americans an equal share of total boat emissions. Boats emit greenhouse gases when they burn gasoline or distillate fuel.

• 0% · 0.03 tons

  Cruises

  The cruises component of your footprint covers emissions from cruises. We're working on letting you add cruises to your profile—for now we assign all Americans an equal share of total cruise emissions. Cruise ships emit greenhouse gases when they burn distillate fuel.

• 0% · 0.008 tons

  Motorcycles

  The motorcycles component of your footprint covers emissions from motorcycles. Motorcycles emit greenhouse gases when they burn gasoline.