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The hidden carbon cost is already in your P&L

Carbon isn't a separate line item - it's baked into what you already pay for electricity and fuel. Enter your usage below to see the euro figure sitting quietly inside your energy bill today, and where it's headed under current EU ETS trajectories.

Your inputs
Editable defaults
kWh / yr
kg CO2/kWh
Default is an approximate EU grid average - replace with your local grid factor if known.
litres / yr
kg CO2/litre
Default approximates diesel. Adjust for your actual fuel mix.
€ / tCO2
Pre-filled with a recent EU ETS reference price - click "Refresh data" to pull the latest, or edit directly.
Hidden carbon cost, today
€0
Electricity: €0 Fuel: €0
Today
€72 / t
€0
2030
€100 / t
€0
2035
€130 / t
€0

At today's usage and the EU ETS trajectory implied by current benchmark scenarios, this same activity could cost €0 by 2030 and €0 by 2035 - without consuming a single extra kWh or litre. That's the cost of standing still.

Using offline reference data (last updated -)

This is a conversation-starter, not a compliance-grade model. It combines a single grid factor, a single fuel factor, and one carbon price into one number - it doesn't account for sector benchmarks, CBAM, country-level tax regimes, or exemptions. Default figures live in FALLBACK_DATA near the top of the script and should be reviewed every few months. To try live pricing, use "Refresh data" - if it can't reach a source (offline, blocked, source down), it silently falls back to the numbers above.