carbon footprint
noun
: the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (such as a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period
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Seek out as many things locally as possible to reduce your carbon footprint.
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Paige Porter Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2025
Since most of the environmental impact of devices comes from the manufacturing phase, buying second-hand gear can reduce your carbon footprint.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
And actually what was happening was that people were in a circumstance where their carbon footprint had very little to do with what was causing this impact on them.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Now, one company is offering an idea to cut cryptocurrency’s carbon footprint while also making renewable energy more easily accessible in Africa.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
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Paige Porter Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2025
Since most of the environmental impact of devices comes from the manufacturing phase, buying second-hand gear can reduce your carbon footprint.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
And actually what was happening was that people were in a circumstance where their carbon footprint had very little to do with what was causing this impact on them.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Now, one company is offering an idea to cut cryptocurrency’s carbon footprint while also making renewable energy more easily accessible in Africa.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carbon footprint
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“Carbon footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20footprint. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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