📊 What does this tool do?

This calculator estimates the carbon footprint of your daily AI usage, using publicly available energy benchmarks from large language models (LLMs). You’ll get:

• A breakdown of your annual CO₂ emissions

• Real-world equivalents, like:

  • 🚗 Kilometers driven in a petrol car

  • ☕ Kettles boiled

  • 🧴 Plastic bottles produced

• Optional team mode to calculate your organization's impact

No data is collected. No sign-up is needed. Just clear insight, instantly.

Understand the environmental impact of everyday AI use — and make smarter, greener choices.

At The Daisy Chain, we believe in using technology with intention. AI tools are transforming the way we work, learn, and create — but behind every prompt lies a hidden cost: energy consumption and carbon emissions.

That’s why we built this free AI Carbon Footprint Calculator. Whether you're a student using ChatGPT for study support, a marketer automating emails, or a team exploring generative AI in your workflow — this tool helps you understand your impact and take action.

🌍 Why it matters

AI might feel invisible, but it's powered by huge server farms that run 24/7 — many still on fossil fuels. Every time you generate a paragraph, ask a chatbot a question, or summarize a document, energy is used. And when billions of people do this daily, the emissions add up.

Understanding your digital carbon footprint is the first step toward more sustainable tech use.

💡 Who’s this for?

This tool is ideal for:

• ✅ Curious individuals who use AI daily

• ✅ Teachers, students & researchers

• ✅ Non-profits, charities & mission-driven orgs

• ✅ Sustainability officers & digital teams

• ✅ Content creators using AI in their workflow

If you're using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Replika, or Copilot — this calculator was made for you.

🔁 Share, embed, or adapt

We built this tool to support the wider community. Want to:

• Add it to your own website?

• Customize it for your team or classroom?

• Feature it in a digital wellbeing campaign?

Get in touch — or copy and paste it freely with credit.

🌼 Part of a bigger mission

The Daisy Chain is your guide to thoughtful tech, conscious AI, and climate-aware innovation. Explore our growing library of tools, explainers, and insights at www.the-daisy-chain.com.

Together, we can build a future where technology supports both creativity and climate action.