Quick climate dictionary: What actually is a carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted by something. That might be a person's lifestyle, a ...
Edie2 年
Net-zero carbon
Net-zero is lacking definition on accountable carbon emissions. For national targets, territorial emissions can negate some of the largest impacts for carbon-intensive sectors. For businesses, there’s ...
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Carbon negative
DEFINITION: The reduction of an entity’s carbon footprint to less than neutral, so that the entity has a net effect of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere rather than adding it. Back to the ...
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carbon aware computing
For example, Electricity Maps is a programming interface for obtaining the carbon footprint of more than 230 regions. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...
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What is a carbon footprint?
People, objects and even countries all have a carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is a number, often measured in tonnes, kilograms, or grams, that represents the total amount of carbon dioxide ...