Estimate an annual personal carbon footprint in tonnes of CO2 from home energy, transportation, and lifestyle, with a per-category breakdown and a comparison to the US average (16 t), the world average (4.7 t), and the Paris target (2 t). Every input is optional and defaults to a typical US household value.
This page documents the HTTP endpoint POST /api/tools/carbon-footprint-calculator/execute. See the MCP reference →
Call it over REST
POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/carbon-footprint-calculator/execute · no API keys · 60 requests/min per IP
Execute — verified arguments
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/carbon-footprint-calculator/execute \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"car_miles": 12000,
"car_type": "gasoline",
"diet_type": "meat_medium"
}'Parameter schema for this endpoint
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/carbon-footprint-calculatorInput schema
| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| electricity_usage | number | no | Monthly electricity use. kWh when electricity_unit is "kwh", or dollars when "bill" (1 dollar = 8 kWh). Default 900. Default: 900. |
| electricity_unit | string (kwh | bill) | no | Unit of electricity_usage. Default: "kwh". |
| gas_usage | number | no | Monthly natural gas use. Therms when gas_unit is "therms", or dollars when "bill" (1 dollar = 0.8 therms). Default 50. Default: 50. |
| gas_unit | string (therms | bill) | no | Unit of gas_usage. Default: "therms". |
| renewable_energy | number | no | Share of electricity from renewable sources, 0-100 percent. Default 0. Default: 0. |
| car_miles | number | no | Miles driven per year. Default 12000. Default: 12000. |
| car_efficiency | number | no | Fuel economy in miles per gallon (ignored for electric). Default 25. Default: 25. |
| car_type | string (gasoline | diesel | hybrid | electric) | no | Vehicle fuel type. Default: "gasoline". |
| public_transport_miles | number | no | Public transport miles per year. Default 500. Default: 500. |
| flights_short | integer | no | Short flights (< 3 h) per year. Default 2. Default: 2. |
| flights_medium | integer | no | Medium flights (3-6 h) per year. Default 1. Default: 1. |
| flights_long | integer | no | Long flights (> 6 h) per year. Default 0. Default: 0. |
| diet_type | string (meat_heavy | meat_medium | meat_low | vegetarian | vegan) | no | Diet profile. Default: "meat_medium". |
| food_waste | string (high | medium | low) | no | Food waste level. Default: "medium". |
| shopping_habits | string (frequent | moderate | minimal) | no | Shopping habits. Default: "moderate". |
| recycling | string (none | some | most | all) | no | How much household waste is recycled. Default: "some". |
Example arguments (verified)
{
"car_miles": 12000,
"car_type": "gasoline",
"diet_type": "meat_medium"
}Also an MCP tool
Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client can call this tool as
findutils:carbon_footprint_calculator after one connect command.
Connect once
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