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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The cost could be too high, despite the overall lower carbon footprint.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Joor said the shift in silhouette preferences are due to relaxed workwear rules post the COVID pandemic, and in part to some choosing walkable styles as people seek tor reduce their carbon footprint.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
Reducing your carbon footprint could start with your dinner.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
This gave Gates, from the use of his private jet alone, the same carbon footprint as a small town in Burundi.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Joor said the shift in silhouette preferences are due to relaxed workwear rules post the COVID pandemic, and in part to some choosing walkable styles as people seek tor reduce their carbon footprint.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
Reducing your carbon footprint could start with your dinner.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
This gave Gates, from the use of his private jet alone, the same carbon footprint as a small town in Burundi.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Carbon footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20footprint. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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