Counting on … day 57

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.

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Author: Judith Russenberger

Environmentalist and theologian, with husband and three grown up children plus one cat, living in London SW14. I enjoy running and drinking coffee - ideally with a friend or a book.

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