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

Examples of carbon footprint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From the guest's POV, drinking water is provided in reusable glass bottles, with water refilling stations across the property, and restaurant ingredients are sourced from the nearby partner South Farm and local suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint and support the community. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026

Plus, the brand is ClimeCo certified, which verifies a product’s full lifecycle carbon footprint and gives a path forward for companies committed to reducing their environmental impact. —Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026

Plus, it must be said, some proper mileage and, regrettably so, a certain carbon footprint. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026

Shipping raw lithium overseas to be refined also adds to batteries’ total carbon footprint. —IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carbon footprint

• blueprint
• imprint
• misprint
• newsprint
• nonprint
• preprint
• reprint
• clint
• dint
• glint
• hint
• lint

Kids Definition

carbon footprint

noun

: the amount of greenhouse gases and especially carbon dioxide given off by something (as a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period