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Personal Carbon Footprint Calculator
Estimate your annual carbon footprint from electricity, gas, car travel, flights, diet and waste, in kg CO2e per year.
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Home Energy CO2 Estimator
Estimate annual CO2 from home electricity, natural gas, heating oil and LPG.
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Temperature and CO2e Unit Converters
Convert Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin, and convert kg, tonnes and pounds of CO2e.
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Car Trip Emissions Estimator
Estimate CO2 for a car trip by distance, fuel type and consumption, with per-passenger figures.
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Flight Emissions Estimator
Estimate flight CO2e by distance, cabin class, return/one-way and radiative-forcing toggle.
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Climate Change and Human Health: The Full Picture
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How warming threatens crops, fisheries, water supplies, and the jobs and incomes that depend on them — and how communities are adapting.
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Climate Change Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems
Species are shifting ranges, mistiming migrations, and losing habitats as the climate warms. How ecosystems respond, why coral reefs and polar regions are hit first, and what conservation can do.
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Climate Change Explained: Evidence, Causes, and Why Scientists Are Certain
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Deforestation and Land Use: How Forests, Farms, and Soil Shape the Climate
Land use causes about a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions. How deforestation, agriculture, and soil degradation warm the planet — and how restoring land can help.
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Fossil Fuels and Carbon Emissions: The Largest Driver of Warming
Coal, oil and natural gas still supply most of the world's energy and most of its CO2. How emissions grew, where they come from today, and what cutting them involves.
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global temperature · 2026-10-12
September 2026 was the second-warmest September on record, Copernicus reports
In its own words, the service put the month's global average at 16.27 degrees Celsius, above the pre-industrial baseline by 1.63 degrees and the second month in a row above 1.5 degrees. Seas outside the polar regions also set a September record, while parts of Europe stayed dry with very low river flows and Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter maximum in the satellite record.
global temperature · 2026-10-09
NOAA: September 2026 second-warmest September, with record-warm oceans
The US agency's monthly round-up ranked September 2026 second only to 2023, with the global ocean surface setting an all-time monthly record for a fourth straight month. It also noted below-average sea ice at both poles, a busy Eastern North Pacific hurricane season, and a year-to-date ranking that points to 2026 finishing among the five warmest years.
global temperature · 2026-10-22
Berkeley Earth: September 2026 second-warmest, with a record-warm ocean and a likely record year
The independent temperature analysis placed September just behind 2023, put ocean warmth at a clear September record, and counted 53 countries with national September records. It also raised its estimate that 2026 will end as the warmest year on record to about 96 percent, driven by a very strong El Nino whose peak was still expected later in the year.
renewable energy · 2026-10-27
US renewables grew more than 10 percent in early 2026 and are set to pass gas in capacity
Drawing on the energy agency's monthly data through August 2026, the report found renewable generation up about a tenth year on year and supplying just over 28 percent of US electricity, with wind and solar together near 21 percent. It also projected that total renewable capacity, including small-scale solar, could overtake natural gas capacity by around summer 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
What is WarmingReal?
WarmingReal is a site with clear, sourced explainers and working tools about global warming, climate change, health, and prevention. Its articles cover causes, effects on health and life, and prevention, and its tools help you estimate emissions from your home, travel, and daily life. The content is educational, not medical, legal, or financial advice.
What is global warming, in plain language?
Global warming means a long-term rise in Earth's average surface temperature, measured over decades across land, oceans, and the atmosphere. It is not one hot summer or one warm week in one city, and it is a global average, so a cold winter in one place does not disprove it. The signal only becomes clear when thousands of measurements taken over many years are put together.
What is the difference between global warming and climate change?
Global warming refers specifically to the long-term rise in average surface temperature. Climate change is the broader term, covering warming and all the other long-term changes warming drives, such as changes in rainfall patterns, ocean circulation, sea level, and the frequency of extreme events. Scientists generally prefer climate change for the full set of impacts and global warming when talking specifically about temperature.
What is causing the planet to warm?
Human activities have sharply increased greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution, especially carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil, and natural gas, which strengthens the natural greenhouse effect and traps more heat. Burning fossil fuels is the largest human driver of warming, and land use, including deforestation, agriculture, and related changes, accounts for roughly a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions when combined. Methane from agriculture, fossil-fuel operations, and waste adds further warming, and it is especially potent over short timescales.
What tools can I use on WarmingReal?
You can use a Personal Carbon Footprint Calculator, a Home Energy CO2 Estimator, Temperature and CO2e Unit Converters, a Car Trip Emissions Estimator, and a Flight Emissions Estimator. The footprint calculator estimates your annual footprint from electricity, gas, car travel, flights, diet, and waste, while the home-energy tool focuses on electricity, natural gas, heating oil, and LPG. The trip and flight tools estimate emissions for a single journey, and the converters switch between temperature units and between kilograms, tonnes, and pounds of CO2e.
Are the tool results exact measurements?
No, the tools give estimates only, not measured footprints or bill-accurate figures. They use UK DEFRA 2024 factors by default, and the grid factor is editable because it varies by country, so you should replace it with your local verified factor for a non-UK home. The footprint result must not be used as an offset or trading figure, and the flight result is an estimate, not an airline-reported figure.