Thursday, October 11, 2007

Definition of Carbon Footprint

So what is a carbon footprint, you ask? I found a great site Carbonfootprint.com that simply says that it is a measure of the impact human activities have on our environment in terms of how much greenhouse gases are produced. This measurement is in units of CO2, carbon dioxide. This footprint is made up of two parts, the primary or direct footprint, and the secondary or indirect footprint. Here’s a quick breakdown of what it means:

☼ Primary measures our use of car and plane use through emissions of CO2 – burning fossil fuels.
☼ Secondary measures CO2 emissions from the whole lifecycle of products we use, which are associated with the manufacturing and distributing of these products.

So now, what does that all mean? Are there ways we can begin to eliminate some of our impact? Actually, there are some very easy things we can do to reduce our primary use, such as:
Carpool, car-share, use public transportation, and fly less. More drastic measures would include using solar and renewable energy sources.

Look for my next post as I explore ways to reduce our secondary or indirect footprint.

Source:

Carbonfootprint.com

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The concept of carbon footprint is used to calculate the amount of carbon dioxide and the other gases which each of us or the goods and services which we consume emit during the life time.

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