1st March 2024
Carbon footprint means the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by an action.
This could be:
- an individual activity – eg driving one mile in a car
- growing or producing a particular product – eg the carbon footprint of a pint of milk
- the sum of products and activities a person uses in a year
- or similarly the sum of products and activities an organisation or company, industry or nation uses in a year.
A carbon footprint is measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide.