Dorm room

College dorm–1.7 tons

One semester of a greener dorm

Stressful late nights writing papers and cramming for exams can leave you little time to think about your environmental footprint. But there are plenty of small changes you can make that add up in big ways. Recycle, replace your lighting with CFL’s, minimize wasted computer and TV energy use, and be conscious of your laundry habits. Then, you can take it to the next level and urge your school’s administration to consider more efficient and environmentally friendly energy sources.

A typical student’s share of their dorm emissions is 1.75 tons of CO2 each semester. When you offset your dorm room emissions, you help communities across America power our economy with clean, renewable energy. You might not have the time or money to install a solar panel on the roof of your dorm, but Offsets by Brighter Planet are an easy way for you to invest in renewable energy and make a difference.

How do we calculate your dorm’s emissions?

We use data from the Energy Information Association on dorm, frat, and sorority energy use, and adjust it to reflect the length of a single semester. The total, 1.75 tons per semester, is one student’s share of emissions from the average dorm room.

Purchase

Offsets for one semester in your dorm room: $24.50

What you get

When you choose to buy offsets from Brighter Planet, you join a community of green Americans doing their part for the planet. Your purchase includes:

Top-quality offsets from the exclusive Brighter Planet blend
Access to meaningful personal actions that match your lifestyle
An online climate profile that allows you to manage the offsets you’ve purchased and earned and track your progress as you go beyond carbon neutrality
A beautiful certificate for you to print and display

See a sample certificate