Environment & Ecology · Environment
What is meant by the term "carbon footprint"?
- 1The size of carbon particles found on fossil fuels
- 2The total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product, expressed as CO2 equivalents.✓
- 3A measurement used exclusively by governments to tax industries for pollution control
- 4The footprint left behind after walking on a carbon-rich soil
Correct answer
The total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product, expressed as CO2 equivalents.
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