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name: travel-carbon-offset-calculator
description: "Calculate and offset carbon emissions from flights and trips. Use when the user wants help with Travel Carbon Offset Calculator. Related topics: travel, sustainability, carbon."
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# Travel Carbon Offset Calculator

Calculate and offset carbon emissions from flights and trips.

## How to use this skill

1. Ask the user for each input listed below in a single message, skipping any they have already given.
2. Where options are listed, offer them, but accept other answers too.
3. Fill the answers into the prompt template, then follow the completed prompt to produce the result.

## Inputs

- **Destination** (free text, e.g. "City/Country")
- **Mode of Transport** (choose one: Flight, Train, Car, Bus)
- **Distance (in miles)** (choose one: min, 10000)
- **Number of Passengers** (choose one: min, 10)
- **Emission Calculation Method** (choose one: Average Emission Rate, Specific Airline Emission Rate, Custom)
- **If custom, please specify the emission rate per mile** (choose one: min, 1000)
- **What type of offset project would you like to support** (choose any: Reforestation, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency)
- **Would you like to offset the calculated emissions** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **If yes, how much would you like to pay per ton of CO2** (choose one: min, 100)
- **Please provide any additional details about your trip or offset preferences** (longer free text)

## Prompt template

# Travel Carbon Offset Calculator
## Introduction
To calculate and offset your carbon emissions from flights and trips, please provide the following information.

## Trip Details
- Destination: {{Destination}}
- Mode of Transport: {{Mode of Transport}}
- Distance (in miles): {{Distance (in miles)}}
- Number of Passengers: {{Number of Passengers}}

## Emission Calculation Preferences
- Emission Calculation Method: {{Emission Calculation Method}}
- If custom, please specify the emission rate per mile: {{If custom, please specify the emission rate per mile}}
- What type of offset project would you like to support: {{What type of offset project would you like to support}}

## Offset Preferences
- Would you like to offset the calculated emissions: {{Would you like to offset the calculated emissions}}
- If yes, how much would you like to pay per ton of CO2: {{If yes, how much would you like to pay per ton of CO2}}

## Additional Information
Please provide any additional details about your trip or offset preferences: {{Please provide any additional details about your trip or offset preferences}}

## Calculation and Results
Once you have provided the above information, we will calculate your carbon emissions and provide options for offsetting them. Please review the results carefully and make any necessary adjustments to your trip plans or offset preferences.

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Source: [Travel Carbon Offset Calculator on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/ag4jb4m8hj9SBAR9brqm/travel-carbon-offset-calculator)