Sustainable ConsumptionAsya AkchurinAlyssa AltamiranoWilliam Cartwright

Our Transportation Consumption Patterns

Week 1 Week 2

Average American Transportation Consumption and Emission Avg. car = 21 mpg Avg. gallon emits 8887 g CO2 Avg. CO2 emissions = 423 g CO2/mile

Avg. American drive 230 miles per week This leads to 97,615 g CO2

emissions/week per person

Every .003 g of CO2 emitted is equivalent to 1 liter of oilThis means that on average every week an American consumes 32,500,000 liters of oil!!

Personal EmissionsWeek 1

Total of 42 miles driven

42 miles x 423 g CO2/mile = 17,766 g CO2 emitted by 3 people in one week (mostly Billy)

Week 2 Total of 48 miles

driven 48 miles x 423 g

CO2/mile = 20,304 g CO2 emitted by 3 people in one week

Emissions Reduced by Walking On average, one person reduces CO2

emissions by 300 kg a year This is equal to 5769.23 g CO2 per week Using our personal data:

Week 1 we saved 141,439.187 g CO2 by walking

Week 2 we saved 163,771.69 g CO2 by walking

Alternatives to Driving

Metro Biking Taxi or Uber! Carpooling Walking