125
y = -0.4127x + 3.2418
R² = 0.2112
r = -0.4596
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
per capita carbon foot print (tcCO
2 e)
Family Size
Relatonship Between Family Size And Per
Capita Carbon Footprint (tCO 2 e)
Fig. 6.1 Relationship
between family size and
per capita carbon footprint
(tCO 2 e)
Table 6.5 Annual carbon footprints in different wards in Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward number
Number of
households
Number of
occupants
Household carbon
footprint (tCO 2 e)
Per capita carbon
footprint (tCO 2 e)
4
86
367
5.2
1.23
15
54
231
5.6
1.30
53
54
239
6.4
1.44
100
73
309
5.7
1.35
127
112
443
7.9
2.00
133
53
259
6.9
1.41
Source: field survey, 2018
tCO 2 e tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent
Table 6.6 Annual carbon footprints in different income groups in Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Income group
Number of
occupants
Ward carbon footprint
(kg CO 2 e)
Household
carbon footprint
(tCO 2 e)
Per capita carbon
footprint (tCO 2 e)
INR <10,000
64
39,598
1.65
0.62
INR 10,000–25,000 567
502,314
3.61
0.90
INR 25,000–50,000 670
947,668
6.00
1.41
INR >50,000
547
1,276,051
11.50
2.30
Source: field survey, 2018
kg CO 2 e kilograms of CO 2 equivalent, tCO 2 e tonnes of CO 2 equivalent
6 Assessment of the Carbon Footprint Across Urban Households in Kolkata