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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Reducing its industrial carbon footprint will be essential to reducing its economy's carbon intensity by at least 45% by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels) and achieving net zero by 2070.
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
It’s scheduled to start running during the middle of next year and is supposed to have the capacity to capture up to 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for clients looking to cancel out some of their carbon footprint.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2024
But the airline industry is committed to reducing its carbon footprint.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
Some environmentalists and journalists will encourage people to simply swap their beef for chicken, as chicken has a lower carbon footprint — about 10 percent that of beef’s.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
It’s scheduled to start running during the middle of next year and is supposed to have the capacity to capture up to 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for clients looking to cancel out some of their carbon footprint.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2024
But the airline industry is committed to reducing its carbon footprint.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
Some environmentalists and journalists will encourage people to simply swap their beef for chicken, as chicken has a lower carbon footprint — about 10 percent that of beef’s.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Carbon footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20footprint. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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