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carbon footprint

noun

  1. the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere by the activities of an individual, company, country, etc.:

    the carbon footprint of an overseas flight;

    how to measure your carbon footprint.



carbon footprint

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon footprint1

First recorded in 1995–2000
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Example Sentences

Farrell also shows that giving can be a greenwashing distraction from the huge carbon footprint these figures and their companies are responsible for.

The announcement is part of a campuswide, years-long effort to shrink the university’s carbon footprint, LeBlanc said.

While the tech giants have massive data centers tailored to process computational needs, it’s inefficient and generates a huge carbon footprint.

If you eat fast food often and want to lessen your carbon footprint, plant-based menu items are a good choice.

By making the product in a shrunken-down space, the company hopes to reduce its carbon footprint, produce less waste, and eventually be able to ship these nano-factories to new spots around the world so they can take advantage of local ingredients.

The environmental cost to cure the wood is small, though the carbon footprint is high.

Because of the huge, huge carbon footprint of animal agriculture.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you reduce your carbon footprint.

The politically correct company goes to great lengths to reduce its carbon footprint and support other liberal causes.

But the carbon footprint of growing a plant under blazing bright lights is absurd.

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