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Carbon Footprint Calculator MCP tool

MCP findutils:carbon_footprint_calculator

Estimate an annual personal carbon footprint in tonnes of CO2 from home energy, transportation, and lifestyle, with a per-category breakdown and a comparison to the US average (16 t), the world average (4.7 t), and the Paris target (2 t). Every input is optional and defaults to a typical US household value.

Arguments

application/json
  • electricity_usage

    number optional

    Monthly electricity use. kWh when electricity_unit is "kwh", or dollars when "bill" (1 dollar = 8 kWh). Default 900. Default 900.

  • electricity_unit

    string optional

    Unit of electricity_usage. One of kwh · bill. Default "kwh".

  • gas_usage

    number optional

    Monthly natural gas use. Therms when gas_unit is "therms", or dollars when "bill" (1 dollar = 0.8 therms). Default 50. Default 50.

  • gas_unit

    string optional

    Unit of gas_usage. One of therms · bill. Default "therms".

  • renewable_energy

    number optional

    Share of electricity from renewable sources, 0-100 percent. Default 0. Default 0.

  • car_miles

    number optional

    Miles driven per year. Default 12000. Default 12000.

  • car_efficiency

    number optional

    Fuel economy in miles per gallon (ignored for electric). Default 25. Default 25.

  • car_type

    string optional

    Vehicle fuel type. One of gasoline · diesel · hybrid · electric. Default "gasoline".

  • public_transport_miles

    number optional

    Public transport miles per year. Default 500. Default 500.

  • flights_short

    integer optional

    Short flights (< 3 h) per year. Default 2. Default 2.

  • flights_medium

    integer optional

    Medium flights (3-6 h) per year. Default 1. Default 1.

  • flights_long

    integer optional

    Long flights (> 6 h) per year. Default 0. Default 0.

  • diet_type

    string optional

    Diet profile. One of meat_heavy · meat_medium · meat_low · vegetarian · vegan. Default "meat_medium".

  • food_waste

    string optional

    Food waste level. One of high · medium · low. Default "medium".

  • shopping_habits

    string optional

    Shopping habits. One of frequent · moderate · minimal. Default "moderate".

  • recycling

    string optional

    How much household waste is recycled. One of none · some · most · all. Default "some".

Example arguments

Verified
{
  "car_miles": 12000,
  "car_type": "gasoline",
  "diet_type": "meat_medium"
}