How is an eco tree calculated?
I'm still trying to understand what an eco tree is and how it is calculated. It seems most logical that eco trees represent carbon emission savings.
But my initial assumption of it being a simple graphical representation of units of carbon saved doesn't work out:
On a recent drive, I racked up 2.2 eco trees, while saving 33 lbs. of carbon, according to carwings. This suggests that one eco tree = 15 lbs. of carbon. In total, I've generated 12.0 eco trees and have saved 196 lbs. carbon over the course of my driving for a week (eco tree = 16.33 lbs. carbon). Mmnh, a bit off. Look at the 'World Eco Forest' and it shows 2978 eco trees have been generated, with 12 tons of carbon saved (eco tree = appx. 8 lbs. carbon). Way off.
So what are eco trees?
I'm still trying to understand what an eco tree is and how it is calculated. It seems most logical that eco trees represent carbon emission savings.
But my initial assumption of it being a simple graphical representation of units of carbon saved doesn't work out:
On a recent drive, I racked up 2.2 eco trees, while saving 33 lbs. of carbon, according to carwings. This suggests that one eco tree = 15 lbs. of carbon. In total, I've generated 12.0 eco trees and have saved 196 lbs. carbon over the course of my driving for a week (eco tree = 16.33 lbs. carbon). Mmnh, a bit off. Look at the 'World Eco Forest' and it shows 2978 eco trees have been generated, with 12 tons of carbon saved (eco tree = appx. 8 lbs. carbon). Way off.
So what are eco trees?