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CO2 Calculation

CO2 Emissions Per Person per year, Mitigation and Costs
Country EEUU Europe Costa Rica
Annual Emissions  in Metric Tons per person 26.5 9.5 2.2
Offsetting  CO2 per Ha Tropical Rain Forest 5.5 5.5 5.5
Hectares needed annually to be CO2 Neutral p/p 4.77 1.71 0.4
Annual Cost of CO2  Voluntary Market  CR
US$ 6 per ton de CO2 $159 $57 $13.20
Annual Cost  of  CO2  Europe Market CRES
$ 34 per ton CO2 $904 $324 $75
CRES Certificados de Reduccion de Emisiones

Ref: Ing. René Castro, Revista INCAE Review. “CO2 Neutro ¿Qué es y cómo funciona?. Set/Dec 2008.

Links for CO2 Calculation:

TXR Airline Carbon Emissions Calculator

Personal CO2 Calculator