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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And the sole is what drives the shoe’s carbon footprint—some 40 percent of its total mass.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Asked about an everyday sustainable practice that others could adopt, Osmani praised Kosovo’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
As a result, this material has only one-quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint and costs less than one-third as much.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Studies show buying refurbished can cut a product's carbon footprint nearly in half.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Asked about an everyday sustainable practice that others could adopt, Osmani praised Kosovo’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
As a result, this material has only one-quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint and costs less than one-third as much.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Studies show buying refurbished can cut a product's carbon footprint nearly in half.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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