Carbon & Sustainability

Calculate your trek's carbon footprint, offset it, and support trail health monitoring

Carbon Footprint Calculator

Carbon Footprint Breakdown

Per person · EBC Trek (14 days)

2,433

kg CO₂e total

Breakdown by category

International Flights
2128 kg CO₂e
Domestic Flights (KTM-Lukla)
195 kg CO₂e
Ground Transport
38 kg CO₂e
Tea House Accommodation
52 kg CO₂e
Meals (14 days)
58 kg CO₂e
Gear Manufacturing
108 kg CO₂e

Summary

International flights2,128 kg
Trek (EBC Trek)305 kg
Total2,433 kg
Offset cost range$29–$61

Trek Footprint vs. Avg

Your trek footprint305 kg CO₂e
Average trekker305 kg CO₂e
Low-impact target140 kg CO₂e

Carbon Offset Marketplace

Reforestation — Tarai Arc Landscape

WWF Nepal

VCS + CCB

Native tree planting in the Terai lowland forest arc, Nepal's critical wildlife corridor.

$16/tonne CO₂e

4.8k tonnes available

Clean Cooking Stoves — Rural Nepal

Practical Action Nepal

Gold Standard

Distribute efficient cookstoves replacing open fires, reducing deforestation and indoor pollution.

$14/tonne CO₂e

1.8k tonnes available

Himalayan Glacier Research Fund

ICIMOD

Voluntary

Fund glacier monitoring and adaptation research for Himalayan communities facing accelerating climate impacts.

$22/tonne CO₂e

0.7k tonnes available

Solar Power — Mountain Schools

Rural Nepal Energy

Gold Standard

Install solar panels in off-grid schools and health posts across mountain districts.

$13/tonne CO₂e

1.5k tonnes available

Trail Health Monitoring

EBC Route

Plastic waste index

7.1/10

Worsening

78,000 tourists in Khumbu 2024 — highest on record

EBC Route

Trail erosion level

High

Worsening

Sagarmatha trail repair project launched Jan 2025

Annapurna Circuit

Plastic waste index

3.8/10

Improving

ACAP single-use plastic ban actively enforced since 2024

Annapurna Circuit

Water source quality

Good

Stable

Microplastic testing program introduced 2024

Langtang Valley

Wildlife disturbance index

2.1/10

Improving

Post-COVID wildlife recovery continues; snow leopard sightings up

All Routes

Human waste management

Critical

Worsening

SPCC composting toilets installed at 12 new sites in 2024