BMS Carbon Calculator
Most of us now know that as good stewards of God’s creation, it’s crucial that we reduce our carbon emissions. We know that flying, driving, keeping our homes warm, and even eating produces harmful carbon emissions. As committed as we might be to treading lightly, there are always some emissions that can’t be avoided.
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This is where we can choose to help compensate for our impact by giving to support projects around the world that improve people's lives and reduce carbon emissions. While all BMS World Mission supported projects are assessed for their environmental impact, some have the Climate Stewards ‘Seal of Approval’ which means they generate quantifiable carbon emission reductions to help mitigate climate change.
When you choose to give to BMS using the form on this page, you are supporting these projects across the world, such as providing solar panels at Guinebor II Hospital in Chad, or planting trees in northern Uganda.
How much to give
It’s up to you to decide how much of your household carbon budget to help compensate for. To keep things simple, choose a pre-set option which makes sense for your household:
If you spend £10 per week on pet food, £15 could help compensate for your pet’s dinners for a year.
If you drive 3,000 miles per year in a medium sized car, you could give £27 to help compensate for your annual emissions.
£44 could help compensate for return flights from London to Rome for a family of four.
£80 could help compensate for the average household’s use of gas and electricity** for a year.
£227 could help compensate for annual food consumption* for a family of four.
And, if you're driving to Baptist Assembly in Harrogate this year, £3.60 per vehicle would compensate for the 396-mile round trip between Didcot and Harrogate Convention Centre. If you're going by train it would cost even less!
Carbon Calculator
Want to try a more accurate calculation?
The suggestions above were calculated using Climate Stewards’ carbon calculator, using a suggested donation of £25 per tonne of CO2.
Why not try using the calculator yourself? Simply return to this page after and enter the amount you’d like to donate in the box marked ‘other’.
*Food consumption for a family of four eating meat 5 days per week, fish one day per week, and vegetarian one day per week.
**Based on a 2-3 bedroom house, 2-3 people, gas 11,500 KWh, electricity 2,700 kWh.