whats carbon footprint ?
Home- We consume alot of energy. Such as The amount of coal produced must be at least the equivalent of twice as much as oil. As for electricity not generated by coil or oil. To conclude,we use alot of energy when we leave the lights on when we are sleeping keeping the tv. plunged in and on at night. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the world’s consumption of marketed energy is forecasted to increase by 44% from 2006 to 2030.
Neighboorhood- If there is only so much food, timber, petroleum, and other material to go around, the more we consume, the less must be available for others. The global economy cannot grow indefinitely on a finite planet. As populations increase and economies expand, natural resources must be depleted; prices will rise, and humanity especially the poor and future generations at all income levels will suffer as a result.
School- schools usually use up to 10 Times as much energy a day as a house does every day. so they use pretty much a lot of energy, and most of it is from computers classroom and hallway lights. i dont believe that they turn the lights off when closing the school.
Whats Carbon Footprints ?
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation etc.
The carbon footprint is a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce and has units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent.
The carbon footprint is a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce and has units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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By Alpacheta Cole
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