carbon footprint
noun
: the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (such as a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period
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Scan to reveal a live carbon footprint and disposal guide.
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Anna Belova, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Sherman Park Grocery, 4315 W. Fond du Lac Ave., installed a 50-gallon rain barrel to reduce stormwater runoff and reduce the store’s carbon footprint.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In a sense, that makes its recent progress in renewables that much more impactful, though its carbon footprint is still huge.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
This type of passport would track travelers' carbon footprint.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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Anna Belova, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Sherman Park Grocery, 4315 W. Fond du Lac Ave., installed a 50-gallon rain barrel to reduce stormwater runoff and reduce the store’s carbon footprint.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In a sense, that makes its recent progress in renewables that much more impactful, though its carbon footprint is still huge.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
This type of passport would track travelers' carbon footprint.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for carbon footprint
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“Carbon footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20footprint. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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