Holiday travel... No holidays Rail European tour World tour 1 per year 2 per year 3 per year
Weekend leisure... No leisure Horse Horse carriage Train Local less than 10 miles return 10 to 30 miles return more than 30 miles return
House heating... None or wood Kitchen range Range and coal fire Range and several coal fires
Food and catering... Home grown Local Imported
Household appliances... No entertainment Piano Piano left open Candles Oil lamps Gas lamps No gardening tools Few metal gardening tools Complete gardening tool set No metal kitchenware Some cutlery Many metal utensals
Washing... No personal washing Wood heated water Coal heated water Cold clothes wash and natural dry Wood heated wash tub Coal heated wash tub
Clothing and footwear... Home made wooden Manufactured locally Imported
Commuting... Work at home or walk Horse Tram Train Local less than 10 miles return 10 to 30 miles return more than 30 miles return
Government... Do not add military, education and other government uses Add military, education and other government uses
My total carbon dioxide footprint is Kg
The main source of carbon in 1900 was coal (it is assumed that wood and charcoal are carbon neutral). Coal was mainly used for house heating, steam engines, metal production and chemical manufacture.
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