Carbonle #48 — July 18, 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 year of weekly chocolateA bar a week for a year. Cocoa's land use makes it punch high.121 kg CO₂e
- 3A year of train commutingA whole year of rail commuting costs less than one flight.177 kg CO₂e
- 4A year of daily coffeeTwo cups a day for a year. The footprint is the beans, not the water.250 kg CO₂e
- 5A round-the-world flightCircle the planet once and nothing else on this list comes close.5,915 kg CO₂e