It is a measurement of the emissions given off by a person and their lifestyle.
Your carbon footprint is a measurement of how much CO2 you produce each year. There are ways to calculate it and there are always ways to reduce it.
A carbon footprint is "the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product". For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs, emitted.
A carbon footprint is "the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product". For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs, emitted.
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases are made out of:
water vapour
carbon dioxide
ozone
Chlorofluorocarbons
They are all natural gases, but extra greenhouses gases can be made by humans polluting.
IS IT BETTER TO HAVE A BIG FOOTPRINT OR A SMALL ONE?
What contributes towards your footprint – what makes it bigger?
Impact on Humans
Like all living things, humans exploit their surroundings for resources. The world’s human population has passed 6 billion and continues to increase. The growth in the human population and the increase in the standard of living are putting strains on the global environment. Here are some of the ways in which this is happening
