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carbon footprint

carbon footprint

Meaning of carbon footprint

amount of CO₂ produced

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EN-UK/ə ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/
EN-US/ˈkɑrbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/
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carbon footprint with Russian translation

carbon footprint usage examples

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

I try to reduce my carbon footprint by cycling to work once a week.

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

The company measured its carbon footprint after switching to recycled packaging.

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carbon footprintCO2-Fußabdruck
seasons of the yearJahreszeiten
springFrühling
winterWinter
longlang
endenden
temperatureTemperatur

carbon footprint synonyms

Related words worth learning together

life-cycle emissions
Total emissions accounting for a product or service's entire lifecycle: production, transport, use and disposal; often used in carbon footprint calculations.
carbon emissions
Emissions of carbon-containing greenhouse gases (usually CO2); emphasizes the actual gases emitted, often direct sources.
greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions of all greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, etc.); broader than 'carbon' because it includes more gases.
carbon intensity
A metric of CO2 emissions per unit of output or activity (e.g. per kWh or per unit of GDP); measures efficiency.
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life-cycle emissions

Total emissions accounting for a product or service's entire lifecycle: production, transport, use and disposal; often used in carbon footprint calculations.

B2Often

A life-cycle emissions study showed most impacts occur during production.

🇬🇧en

Emissions of carbon-containing greenhouse gases (usually CO2); emphasizes the actual gases emitted, often direct sources.

B2Very Often

The factory's carbon emissions dropped last year after installing new filters.

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greenhouse gas emissions

Emissions of all greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, etc.); broader than 'carbon' because it includes more gases.

B2Very Often

Policy aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across transport and agriculture.

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carbon intensity

A metric of CO2 emissions per unit of output or activity (e.g. per kWh or per unit of GDP); measures efficiency.

B2Often

Improving technology reduced the carbon intensity of electricity generation.

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/ə ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/

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carbon footprint examples

I try to reduce my carbon footprint by cycling to work once a week.

carbon footprint transcription

/ə ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/, /ˈkɑrbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/

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carbon footprint meaning: what does it mean?

amount of CO₂ produced

carbon footprint pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

carbon footprint is pronounced as /ə ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

carbon footprint definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I try to reduce my carbon footprint by cycling to work once a week. Translation: Я стараюсь уменьшить свой углеродный след, ездя на работу на велосипеде раз в неделю.

Is carbon footprint part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

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Is carbon footprint part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?

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