Transcript What is a Carbon Footprint?

Chris Alescio
What is a Carbon Footprint?
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Measure of impact our activities have on the
environment, and in particular climate change
Relates to amount of greenhouse gases produced in
our day to day lives through burning fossil fuels for
electricity, heating etc.
Individuals
 turn off electronics when not in use, turn
down the central and water heating, hang
your wash to dry instead of using your
dryer
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Travel
 Car pool, take the bus or walk, when in a
hotel room turn lights and A.C. off
 Reduce number of flights
 See if you can work from home one day
a week
Recycling
 Reduce: avoid products with excessive
packaging
 Re-use: re-use products as many times
as possible for maximum use
 Recycle: uses less energy and produces
less pollution than making things from
scratch
Works cited
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"AI-edcomp107 - Conserve Energy Turn off Electronics 1 Color Blue and White Energy Conservation 2"
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2012. <http://www.awarenessideas.com/AI-edcomp107-Conserve-Energy-Turn-off-Electroni-p/aiedcomp107.htm>.
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"Carbon Footprint - What Is A Carbon Footprint?." Carbon Footprint - Home of Carbon Management. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2012. <http://www.carbonfootprint.com/carbonfootprint.html>.
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<http://alternativestandrews.blogspot.com/p/carbon-footprint.html>.
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insulation, installing 180mm thick loft. "Carbon Footprint - Carbon Footprint Reduction." Carbon Footprint Home of Carbon Management. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.carbonfootprint.com/minimisecfp.html>.