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I've got an electric little motorcycle that I go to the supermarket with every day, and it's powered by the solar panels, so it's really got a zero carbon footprint.
Roger McGuinn

Meaning of "carbon footprint" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CARBON FOOTPRINT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARBON FOOTPRINT

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Carbon footprint is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARBON FOOTPRINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Carbon footprint

A carbon footprint is historically defined as "the total sets of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person." The total carbon footprint cannot be calculated because of the large amount of data required and the fact that carbon dioxide can be produced by natural occurrences. It is for this reason that Wright, Kemp, and Williams, writing in the journal Carbon Management, have suggested a more practicable definition: "A measure of the total amount of carbon dioxide and methane emissions of a defined population, system or activity, considering all relevant sources, sinks and storage within the spatial and temporal boundary of the population, system or activity of interest. Calculated as carbon dioxide equivalent using the relevant 100-year global warming potential." Greenhouse gases can be emitted through transport, land clearance, and the production and consumption of food, fuels, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, and services. For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs, emitted..

Definition of carbon footprint in the English dictionary

The definition of carbon footprint in the dictionary is a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by a single endeavour or by a company, household, or individual through day-to-day activities over a given period.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARBON FOOTPRINT

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carbon credit
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carbon dioxide
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carbon disulphide
carbon fibre
carbon fixation
carbon microphone
carbon monoxide
carbon offset
carbon paper
carbon printing
carbon process
carbon ribbon
carbon sequestration
carbon sink
carbon steel

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARBON FOOTPRINT

blueprint
comprint
ecological footprint
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Synonyms and antonyms of carbon footprint in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «carbon footprint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARBON FOOTPRINT

Find out the translation of carbon footprint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carbon footprint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carbon footprint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碳足迹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huella de carbono
570 millions of speakers

English

carbon footprint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्बन पदचिह्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَصْمَةٌ كَرْبُونِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

углеродный след
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rastro de carbono
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্বন পদাঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bilan de CO2
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

jejak karbon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

CO2-Bilanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーボンフットプリント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄소 배출량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

tilas karbon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lượng CO2 thải ra trong một khoảng thời gian nhất định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்பன் தடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्बन फुटप्रिंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karbon Ayakizi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impronta al carbonio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

emisja związków węgla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вуглецевий слід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

emisii de dioxid de carbon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποτύπωμα άνθρακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koolstof-voetspoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kolavtryck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karbonfotavtrykk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carbon footprint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARBON FOOTPRINT»

The term «carbon footprint» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.040 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carbon footprint

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6 QUOTES WITH «CARBON FOOTPRINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word carbon footprint.
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Josh Fox
I love driving. I still drive a 1993 Toyota Camry. I do want to get an electric car, but it's less of a carbon footprint if you keep your old, fuel-efficient car on the road than if you say 'build me a whole new car.'
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Jeff Goodell
Australia has suffered a decade of drought, epic floods, a Category 5 cyclone, and a plague of locusts. But just because Aussies have the biggest carbon footprint in the world, it doesn't mean they're stupid.
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John Hoeven
The Keystone XL project has built strong safety measures into its design with the newest technology. Additionally, 80 percent of the new Canadian oil sands are being developed 'in situ,' meaning, it has a similar carbon footprint and emissions as conventional oil wells.
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Jen Kirkman
Childfree women are actually great assets to the planet. Our carbon footprint is smaller than a mom's! And we have enough money to write checks to organizations that help kids get vaccinations, vitamins, and educations yet have plenty of free time to advise your daughter that one day she will regret piercing her lip.
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Roger McGuinn
I've got an electric little motorcycle that I go to the supermarket with every day, and it's powered by the solar panels, so it's really got a zero carbon footprint.
6
Anne Taintor
I'm interested in humor, and greeting cards just happen to be a perfect medium for my message. They're accessible to everyone, and thanks to all the advances that have been made by environmentally conscientious printers, I can get my message across while keeping my carbon footprint relatively small.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARBON FOOTPRINT»

Discover the use of carbon footprint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carbon footprint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How Bad are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything
The book ranges from the everyday (foods, books, plastic bags, bikes, flights, baths...) and the global (deforestation, data centres, rice production, the World Cup, volcanoes, ...) Be warned, some of the things you thought you knew about ...
Mike Berners-Lee, 2010
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Carbon Footprint Analysis: Concepts, Methods, ...
Presenting a comprehensive framework for carbon management, this book: Provides definitions, concepts, benefits, and background information regarding carbon footprint analyses Discusses the GHG accounting methods Outlines the general ...
Matthew John Franchetti, Defne Apul, 2012
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The Carbon Footprint Wars: What Might Happen If We Retreat ...
The Carbon Footprint Wars challenges current policies about how to deal with global warming, outlining their potentially disastrous side-effects on society and the environment and offers some radical solutions for dealing with climate ...
Stuart Sim, 2009
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Reducing Your Carbon Footprint on Vacation
Explains ways to have a "green" vacation, from things to do before leaving to environmentally ways of traveling.
Greg Roza, 2008
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How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Describes how energy works, the challenges of energy conservation, and what changes can be made to save energy.
Amanda Bishop, 2008
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Green Your Work: Boost Your Bottom Line While Reducing Your ...
She explains in detail topics ranging from green marketing to setting up a carbon footprint assessment for the company. With this book at their side, managers can turn green into profits.
Kim Carlson, 2008
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Kids Get It: Shrinking Our Carbon Footprint
Kids Get It: Shrinking Our Carbon Footprint is one in a series of Kids Get It books that shows children how they can make a difference in keeping our earth clean and healthy.
Susan E. Gove, 2010
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Green IT: Managing Your Carbon Footprint
This ebook looks at different aspects of green IT - from sustainably managing IT assets, ethically recycling hardware or using IT to reduce carbon footprint - and how to incorporate them in business strategy.
BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, 2012
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Reducing Your Carbon Footprint at Home
Explores how to "live green" at home, including ways for people to change their habits and increase sustainability.
Sarah B. David, 2009
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Cooking Green: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in the Kitchen ...
The next step in eco-friendly food and lifestyle--essential tips and recipes for greening your kitchen
Kate Heyhoe, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARBON FOOTPRINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carbon footprint is used in the context of the following news items.
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How important is your personal carbon footprint?
No sooner do I start to explore the decision in depth that some of those familiar naysaying headlines start popping up. Over at Autoblog Green, ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
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University research funding key to cutting Canada's carbon footprint
Government funding of university research is crucial to transforming Canada's energy sector and achieving the Group of Seven's new ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
ETSA raises awareness of the industry's carbon footprint
The European Textile Services Association (ETSA) has published its initial findings in a project intended to monitor the laundry/textile rental ... «Laundry and Cleaning News, Jul 15»
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Increase in greenhouse gas emissions at airport tied to runway …
Perl noted that the community has managed to lower its carbon footprint 7.4 percent while population has increased 5.5 percent and sales tax ... «Aspen Daily News, Jul 15»
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Tree houses: are wooden skyscrapers the future of tall buildings?
Architect Michael Green believes that increasing use of timber in construction will reduce the carbon footprint of large-scale buildings. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Aspen's carbon footprint down only slightly in last three years
Aspen's carbon footprint shrunk 0.44 percent between 2011 and 2014, for a total reduction of 7.4 percent since 2004, according to a report from ... «Aspen Daily News, Jul 15»
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Physics of the Future, Fractals Found, and Our Carbon Footprint
This week the Supreme Court blocked an EPA attempt to limit emissions of pollutants from coal-fired power plants. What if we transitioned away ... «NOVA Next, Jul 15»
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L'Oréal Yichang plant in China to reach carbon footprint neutrality in …
For several years, the Yichang plant has innovated to improve its energy efficiency and to subsequently reduce its carbon footprint. By the end ... «WorldPressOnline, Jul 15»
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Biogen achieves landmark net zero carbon footprint across global …
Biogen, which specialises in researching and treating neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune disorders, has achieved a net zero carbon ... «edie.net, Jul 15»
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United Airlines Invests in Fulcrum Bioenergy to Reduce Carbon
But it's an active step by United to reduce its carbon footprint as pressure builds on corporations to limit harmful emissions. United's agreement ... «TheStreet.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Carbon footprint [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/carbon-footprint>. Apr 2024 ».
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