Carbon footprint | carbon emission
EnvironmentalimpactThecarbonfootprintexplainedAcarbonfootprintisthetotalgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionscausedbyanindividual,event,organization,service,placeorproduct,expressedascarbondioxideequivalent(CO2e).[1]Greenhousegases,includingthecarbon-containinggasescarbondioxideandmethane,canbeemittedthroughtheburningoffossilfuels,landclearance,andtheproductionandconsumptionoffood,manufacturedgoods,materials,wood,roads,buildings,transportationandotherservices.[2]Inmostcases,thetotalcarbonfootprintcann...
Environmental impact
The carbon footprint explainedA carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an individual, event, organization, service, place or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).[1] Greenhouse gases, including the carbon-containing gases carbon dioxide and methane, can be emitted through the burning of fossil fuels, land clearance, and the production and consumption of food, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, transportation and other services.[2]
In most cases, the total carbon footprint cannot be calculated exactly because of inadequate knowledge of data about the complex interactions between contributing processes, including the influence of natural processes that store or release carbon dioxide. For this reason, Wright, Kemp, and Williams proposed the following definition of a carbon footprint:
A measure of the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions of a d...