Carbonle #1 — June 1, 2026
Today: how it really adds up
The order that day, lightest footprint to heaviest.
- 1A new cotton T-shirtOne cotton tee carries about 7 kg before you've worn it once.7 kg CO₂e
- 2A new smartphoneMaking one phone outweighs charging it for decades.60 kg CO₂e
- 3A year of weekly shrimpFarmed shrimp is heavy: cleared mangroves and pond energy.210 kg CO₂e
- 4One long-haul flightA single long-haul seat outweighs most of a year of eating.739 kg CO₂e
- 5A year of drivingAn average year behind the wheel. This is the one most people underrate.2,050 kg CO₂e