What is this?
This calculator is based on the
scientific research of R. Daniel Bressler.
He made an effort to express the effects of the climate crisis in the loss of human lives.
CO2 emission factors are taken from
https://www.co2emissiefactoren.nl/lijst-emissiefactoren/
or other websites that seem reliable.
We use tank-to-wheel values; the actual emissions are worse because of the
well-to-tank values. We may implement that in the future.
The mortality cost as calculated by Bressler only accounts for
temperature-related mortality (i.e. the net mortality impact of more
hot days and fewer cold days). This calculation leaves out potentially
important climate-mortality pathways such as the effect of climate change
on infectious disease, civil and interstate war, food supply, flooding,
and the effects of particulate matter and other local pollutants.
Therefore, the real mortality cost is probably higher. Also, the emissions
of aviation at high altitutes cause more warming than emissions
at ground level.
Disclaimer: we did the best we could but it is possible that this calculator
contains errors. If you think you found an error, please let us know by
submitting an issue (or a pull request) on
https://github.com/onnoniem/carboncalculator.
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