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A cumulative measure of the impact a product, service, activity, company, individual or other entity has on the environment, in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, and measured in units [..]
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A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide. It is meant to be useful for individuals and [..]
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A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2 emitted through the combustion of fossil fuels; can be measured on a personal or national level, or according to a specific activity, such as taking a [..]
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chemical produced as carbon dioxide dissolves in water.
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The total amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted into the atmosphere each year by a person, family, building, organization, or company. A persons carbon footprint includes greenhouse gas emissions from fuel that an individual burns directly, such as by heating a home or riding in a car. It also includes greenhouse gases that come from producin [..]
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The amount of carbon dioxide emissions created by a person or industry. A 2007 study by Gartner indicated that two percent of worldwide carbon emissions comes from the global information and communica [..]
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A measure of a vehicles total consumption of natural resources weighed against the Earths ability to regenerate those resources.
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The carbon Footprint measures CO2
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The total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full lifecycle of a product or service, expressed as grams of CO2 equivalents.
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Carbon footprint is a measure of the impact of human activity upon the environment through the emission of greenhouse gases given as a carbon dioxide equivalent. It is used by individuals or companies [..]
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A measure of the environmental impact of a given process, event, product, or person measured by the amount of greenhouse gases emitted.
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Total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event, product, or person.
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The measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
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a measurement of all the greenhouse gases we individually produce, through burning fossil fuels for electricity, transport, etc., expressed as tonnes (or kg) of carbon-dioxide equivalent.
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A representation of the effect human activities have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases produced (measured in units of carbon dioxide). See www.earthlab.com to learn more.
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The total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, organization, event or product.
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This describes the impact of the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) that any person, product, business or event can have on the environment. It's measured in tonnes and once you know the carbon footp [..]
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What our experts say: The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities. Carbon footprint is usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO [..]
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This is defined as the impact of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from a person, product, business or event on the environment. Greenhouse gases can be emitted through a number of sources including [..]
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This refers to the amount of carbon dioxide that is emitted into the atmosphere in a given period (usually a year) as a result of an individual's (or business') activities such as heating/co [..]
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This is the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organisation, event or product. It is often expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs, [..]
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The carbon footprint (also known as greenhouse gas inventory) of a good or service measures the impact human activities have on the environment using the total greenhouse gas emissions generated durin [..]
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The impact human activities have on the environment based on the amount of greenhouse gases produced as measured in units of carbon dioxide.
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The total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service.
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A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide (or CO2e).
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A methodology to estimate the total emission of greenhouse gases in carbon equivalents from a product across its life cycle.
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– A measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil [..]
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Measures a person, vehicle, or project's impact on the environment in terms of the generation of carbon dioxide.
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A measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions produced by an individual, Organization, event, or product. It is measured in units of equivalent kilograms of Carbon Dioxide generated in a given Time [..]
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A measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, especially climate change, often reported as the units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide each of us produces over a given period of ti [..]
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 A representation of the effect human activities have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases produced (measured in units of Carbon Dioxide).
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A carbon footprint is a measure of the environmental impact of an organization, event, person or product. It measures the total green house gas (GHG) emissions of a given activity or group of activiti [..]
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The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted directly and indirectly to support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of either carbon or carbon dioxide.
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Amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that a person, community, industry, or other entity contributes to the atmosphere through energy use, transportation, and other means.
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A carbon footprint is historically defined as "the total sets of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or individual.
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the negative impact something or someone has on the environment, based on the amount of carbon emitted from normal activities. caribou
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The impact human activities have on the environment. This is measured by the amount of greenhouse gases (usually carbon dioxide) produced by a particular activity.
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The total amount of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) that are emitted into the atmosphere each year by a person, family, building, organization, company, or other entity.
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A calculation based on the set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event, product, or person.
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a measure of the carbon emissions that are emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service and usually expressed as grams of CO2-e.
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A measure of impact of human activities on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
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A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment.
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A 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). Greenhouse gases, [..]
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