Toronto Star: Jim Byers

Queen West could take on The Kingsway.

The University of Toronto could challenge York.

And you could conceivably battle with your neighbour.

A website unveiled in Toronto Tuesday (toronto.zerofootprint.net) allows people to calculate their carbon footprint and see how they and others are doing in the battle to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

“You can click on your neighbourhood and compare yourself with other people in the area,” said Deborah Kaplan, executive director of zerofootprint.

Kaplan said a business could check itself against other businesses and that other groups, even churches, could do the same.

The site’s calculator allows people to find their carbon footprint in a minute or so.

A questionnaire lets people plug in details about how they get to work, how often they fly and even what kind of food they buy.

They can post their information and compare their environmental impact with others in the city and, eventually, around the world.

Although the site is called toronto.zerofootprint, officials said people in Mississauga, Oshawa, Barrie and areas outside Toronto will be able to take part.

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