Carbonle #16 — June 16, 2026

Today: how it really adds up

The order that day, lightest footprint to heaviest.

• 1📺A year of daily streamingAn hour of HD every night for a year. Lighter than the scare headlines claim.20 kg CO₂e
• 2📱A new smartphoneMaking one phone outweighs charging it for decades.60 kg CO₂e
• 3🦐A year of weekly shrimpFarmed shrimp is heavy: cleared mangroves and pond energy.210 kg CO₂e
• 4☕A year of daily coffeeTwo cups a day for a year. The footprint is the beans, not the water.250 kg CO₂e
• 5🌍A round-the-world flightCircle the planet once and nothing else on this list comes close.5,915 kg CO₂e

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