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WHAT IS EQUAL TO 1 METRIC TON OF CARBON?
One metric ton of carbon dioxide is equivalent to a 27’
by 27’ by 27’ foot tall cube.
It is 2,204.62 lbs. This is approximately the same weight
as a adult male bison.
The average American produces enough CO2 each year
to fill 15 of these cubes.
One ton of CO2 for about every 2,500 miles the average
American drives.
A 3,000-mile round-trip flight emits approximately one
ton of CO2 per passenger.
This is equivalent to carbon sequestered by 16.5 tree
seedlings grown for 10 years.
INTRODUCTION TOWARD A CARBON NEUTRAL CORRIDOR
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