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  • Prashant Vaze Nov 6, 2009 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    Hi Please take a look at the carbon calculator at

    www.economicalenvironmentalist.co.uk

    It's the most complrehensive I am aware of
  • 3degrees Apr 20, 2009 @ 6:46 pm | delete
    How about the 3Degrees carbon calculator? http://www.3degreesinc.com/carbon_calculator.
  • ivanoats Mar 5, 2009 @ 1:36 am | delete
    very cool Gil!
  • Fred Cook Mar 4, 2009 @ 11:22 pm | delete
    Great contribution Gil!
    We need things this smart to help create comprehensively smart markets that can guide us toward true sustainability, eco-logical justice would be great too - though possibly more controversial. I'm imagining an evaluation system as an adjunct to complementary currencies to start with. People who are interested in complementary currencies tend to be open to ideas like "re-localization". Factoring in the systemic impacts of consumer choices could give us a more useful measure of "value". The ideal would be one where both buyer and seller could prioritize their values for the transaction (a) to find each other, (b) to negotiate "fair" value for the exchange. What is the best-so-far version of this? What would it even be called?
  • Gil_Friend Feb 15, 2009 @ 12:50 am | in reply to Maggie Clarke | delete
    Thanks, and sorry for the tardy response (and the fact that this list isn't keeping up with the market!). There are quite a number of new carbon tools, including "hybrid I/O" carbon calculators that beat an organization's budget (or profit and loss statement) against national input-output economic tables to come up with an in-the-ballpark carbon footprint estimate. Is that the kind of "demand for products and packaging" you mean? or are you thinking of a city's appetite for actual stuff? I'd be happy to talk further with you about this, if interested. (Best by email: gfriend at the domain of the Natural Logic site linked at the way upper right of this page. Thanks!
  • Gil_Friend Feb 14, 2009 @ 9:33 pm | in reply to Comfortdoc | delete
    Thanks, Comfortdoc!
  • LMW Oct 2, 2008 @ 12:50 am | delete
    Where is the 3 Phases Renewables calculator??? They have a great one that is easy to use: http://www.squidoo.com/carboncalcs
  • Gil Friend Jul 6, 2010 @ 11:58 pm | delete
    Thanks LMW. It's there at the bottom of the list, waiting for those who love it to vote it up!
  • a Sep 26, 2008 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    the "3 Phases Energy" calculators are actually found on "3 Phases Renewables" at www.3PhasesRenewables.com (http://3phasesrenewables.com/calculatoroverview.html)
  • Sep 4, 2008 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    The lens is so great! and it is very interesting.It has left a good image about carboncals.Thanks for your interest.
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  • will Jun 17, 2008 @ 4:33 am | delete
    http://www.carbonbalanced.org/incredible-hulk/calculator/
  • Maggie Clarke Jun 12, 2008 @ 9:07 pm | delete
    Great resource, but overwhelming. I'm looking for one that can rate the carbon footprint of a city including the production values associated with its demand for products and packaging. Short of opening up all 70 links, there isn't enough info to determine the best one quickly.
  • Gil Friend Jul 7, 2010 @ 12:03 am | delete
    Thanks Maggie - and sorry for the two year late reply! (But for some reason I've had trouble with the comment feature here.)

    To your question: that's a more sophisticated task than you're likely to find in any online calculator (as far as I now). There are a number of city-focused tools, and product & packaging tools, but nothing "off the shelf" that I'm aware of that does all you ask.

    I'd be happy to talk with you further, if still of interest. (And I'd be happy to hear from anyone who's got a better answer!)
  • The_Book_Garden Mar 23, 2008 @ 11:46 am | delete
    Nice resource! I've added this lens to my lensroll on Green Computing
  • Comfortdoc Mar 12, 2008 @ 9:02 am | delete
    I've added your lens to the Earth Hour 2008 lens, to get everyone to turn out the lights for one hour 8:00 pm on March 29, 2008 in an effort to raise awareness about climate change.

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Gil Friend is CEO of sustainability consulting firm Natural Logic, and author of The Truth About Green Business (FT Press). He blogs at http://blogs.natlogic.com/friend,... more »

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