carbon footprints
Personal pollution measure
Carbon footprints are measures of the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, organization, event, or product.
The metaphor treats environmental impact like a physical mark left behind: What's the carbon footprint of a transatlantic flight?
The term appears frequently in discussions of climate change and sustainability, often paired with efforts to reduce or offset one's footprint.
Counteracting with equivalence
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- solarOf the star
- windAir current outdoors
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
composting · efficiency · insulation · public transport · cycling · plant-based diet · LED lighting · telecommuting
Combustible prehistoric organic deposits
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
industrial · manufacturing · electricity · heating · cooling · agriculture · livestock · deforestation
Global warming limitation accord
- Kyoto ProtocolMultinational emissions reduction treaty
- IPCCUN climate science authority
- cap and tradeLimits plus tradable allowances
- emission standardsLegal limits on pollutants released
regulations · compliance · legislation · mandates · disclosure · EPA · corporate responsibility · greenwashing
Carbon dioxide formula
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- tonnesUnits of 1000kg
- calculatorElectronic computation device
- trackingMonitoring location over time
offset · metrics · per capita · baseline · inventory · scope · lifecycle · audit
offsetting
Counteracting with equivalence
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- solarOf the star
- windAir current outdoors
recycling · composting · efficiency · insulation · public transport · cycling · plant-based diet · LED lighting · telecommuting · reforestation
fossil fuels
Combustible prehistoric organic deposits
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
shipping · industrial · manufacturing · electricity · heating · cooling · agriculture · livestock · deforestation · concrete
Paris Agreement
Global warming limitation accord
- Kyoto ProtocolMultinational emissions reduction treaty
- IPCCUN climate science authority
- cap and tradeLimits plus tradable allowances
emission standards · regulations · compliance · legislation · mandates · disclosure · EPA · corporate responsibility · greenwashing
CO2
Carbon dioxide formula
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- tonnesUnits of 1000kg
- calculatorElectronic computation device
tracking · offset · metrics · per capita · baseline · inventory · scope · lifecycle · audit · assessment
individual
One separate human being
global · organizational · product · service · event · city · industry · sectoral · supply chain · embedded
carbon footprintscarbon sequestration
Removing and storing atmospheric CO2
carbon offsets · carbon capture · carbon sinks · carbon credits · reforestation
carbon footprintsecological restoration
Repairing damaged natural environments
carbon footprintsclimate denial
Rejecting scientific consensus on warming
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