I think that the biggest problem with all of these calculators is that some people can cheat honestly!
I can certainly put down no car usage - it's nonsense because my wife has a car (and I travel in it sometimes, as do the sons) so the car energy usage should really be spread over four people (although not equally). More so house heating, cooking energy &c - these need dividing up ...
Still, as you say, if it makes people think, can't be bad .....
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Originally Posted by svenrufus  These are a nice idea to make people think about what they are doing, but they are a bit rubbish really if there is that much discrepancy. It's all just too crude a guesstimate.
Either way, it's quite sobering to think that living as frugally as I do, I have more than my fair share of global resources. |