carbon footprint

English

Etymology

From ecological footprint.

Noun

carbon footprint (plural carbon footprints)

1. A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization or state in a given time.

   Synonym: carbon cost

   Coordinate term: ecological footprint

   • 1994, Peter Simmons, Petrol to Gas: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Complete D.I.Y.Conversion for the Motorist, Password Publishing, page 14.

     House insulation is another way of reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint, as well as double glazing and draught-proofing.

Translations

measure of carbon dioxide produced by someone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碳足印 (zh) (tànzúyìn)

• Estonian: süsiniku jalajälg
• Finnish: hiilijalanjälki (fi)
• French: empreinte carbonique f
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• German: Kohlenstoff-Fußabdruck m, CO2-Fußabdruck m
• Hungarian: karbonlábnyom, szénlábnyom
• Irish: lorg carbóin m
• Japanese: カーボンフットプリント (kābonfuttopurinto)
• Portuguese: pegada de carbono f
• Russian: углеро́дный след m (ugleródnyj sled)

See also

• carbon emissions trading

Further reading

• carbon footprint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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