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    Carbon and Ecological Footprints The Carbon Footprint is a measurement system to find out the amount of greenhouse gases we emit due to human activities starting from individuals to the whole population of the Earth in a given amount of time, and is stated in tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). It is basically the sum of carbon dioxide emissions generated due to our activities and is typically measured per year. The activities could either be from an individual, organization, event, product, city, nation or the whole world. The activities include all those which result in copious amounts of carbon dioxide emissions such as burning of fossil fuels, engine fuel burnt while driving your car (carbon dioxide emission will vary according to the type of…

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    EFFECTS & CONTRIBUTION 1.1 CARBON FOOTPRINT 2.1.1. What is carbon foot print Carbon foot print is a handy tool for the calculation of the total carbon dioxide emission or GHG form any entity which is responsible. It is defined as measure of impact of different activities on the environment in terms of green house gases produced (Sridevi). The total greenhouse gas emission can be expressed as a term of CO2 Equivalent. It can be used for analyzing for the use of national or sector,…

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    Reducing, reusing, and recycling are common terms in our society today. Along with the words “carbon footprint.” What is a “carbon footprint,” actually? Your carbon footprint is an estimate of the amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions that result from your consumption levels in a given time frame. It is the mark you leave on our planet and our environment long after you are gone. Many people do not realize the long-lasting effects greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2 or carbon…

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    " The carbon footprint is a measure of the total set of GHG ( greenhouse gas ) emissions that is directly and indirectly caused by an activity or an individual , organization , event are accumulated over the life stages of a product . " - Why work out a carbon footprint : The increasing interest in ‘carbon foot printing ’ comes as a result of growing public awareness of global warming . The global community they know that it need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to not effect on climate…

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    Carbon dioxide play important role and is one of the most efficient greenhouse gas in our atmosphere. Carbon footprint is really important and it help us to balance with The Nature Conservancy. This footprint can support the fund forest conservation, develop the forest organization or the reforestation assignments that give significant help to the atmosphere. In this assignment, it will support to decrease or slow the worst consequences of climate change, defend and restore wildlife habitat and…

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    When I was watching the video “The Carbon Footprint of One Sandwich,” I was very shocked at how much goes into one sandwich. I eat sandwiches all the time, but I have never stopped to think about every single thing that goes into a sandwich. A similar thing happened when I was taking the test to see my carbon footprint. Since I live by myself I was expecting two things, for it to be either super low or for it to be a little high. I thought it would be low simply because it is only me living…

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    Earth. Everyday people are regrettably not considering the environment with their actions and are continuing to do harmful things to our Earth. II. Connection to audience: The environment is something each of you should care about. We only have one earth and it’s on each of our shoulders to make a difference. If we can consider what our carbon footprint leaves and change some of the ways we do things every day, we can start to fix all the damage that has been done to our environment. III.…

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    One small thing people should be willing to do that will make the world a better place environmentally is recycle. This can be reflected by several different ways such as: Carbon footprint,Tragedy of the Commons,Use of natural resources, cause of global warming, and its repercussions. By comparing the current consequences vs the possible outcomes, it will be clear that this small change will make an enormous impact on the world. A carbon footprint is defined as: The total amount of…

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    In order to properly discus carbon foot print and the impact that it has on our environment we have to first define what it is to get a better understanding, second we will look to see my personal contribution and how that compares with the national average and then compare it on a global level we will end by identifying new ways to offset and reduce the impact on our environment. Merriam Webster dictionary defines carbon footprint as the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon…

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    The positive aspect is that the total footprint is almost based on the production meaning that Apple is maximizing recycling goods and materials, and shipping without causing too large of a carbon footprint (Senthil & Sakthi, 2015).. However, one must wonder what new technology that they are using are production techniques can cause such a large percentage of carbon emissions. The answer is due to the polluting factories that Apple is forced to use in order to remain competitive. The cheap…

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