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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Schneider Electric’s very own smart factory does live up to its name in terms of throughput, process efficiencies and a lower carbon footprint.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Whatever California does to reduce its carbon footprint to zero will be expensive and California consumers will face even higher costs of living, in the same way President Donald Trump’s tariffs impact prices.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Northern Illinois Food Bank sent 1.2 million pounds of food over the last year, reducing its carbon footprint by more than half, said Chris Gillette, the food bank’s director of operations.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
This is despite these populations having a far smaller carbon footprint relative to wealthy, white populations.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Whatever California does to reduce its carbon footprint to zero will be expensive and California consumers will face even higher costs of living, in the same way President Donald Trump’s tariffs impact prices.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Northern Illinois Food Bank sent 1.2 million pounds of food over the last year, reducing its carbon footprint by more than half, said Chris Gillette, the food bank’s director of operations.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
This is despite these populations having a far smaller carbon footprint relative to wealthy, white populations.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Carbon footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20footprint. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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