Резиме:Our daily lives inevitably leave an impact on the environment. Whether we turn on the lights, cook a meal, use a computer, or travel by car or plane — all these activities consume energy and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. Paper and furniture production, deforestation, as well as heating and cooling buildings, further burden the atmosphere.
This total impact of an individual on the climate is measured by the term carbon footprint, which represents the overall contribution to greenhouse gas emissions within a specific area. When we combine the carbon footprints of all residents along with emissions from businesses, institutions, and transport, we get the carbon footprint of an entire city or country.
The carbon footprint includes not only what we personally do but also everything that happens in the process of providing us with a product or service.
