Topic C9

• Carbon footprint


  The total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full lifecycle of a product, a service or an event
• Ways to reduce carbon footprint

  • Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by insulating homes, turning down heating, using public transport, switching to renewable electricity
  • Reduce methane emissions by eating less beef and dairy, trapping and burning methane from landfills
• Most solutions to reduce carbon footprint


  Are expensive and inconvenient
• Methane is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide</b>
• Trapping and burning methane from landfills costs money