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Anna Turns, Senior Environment Editor

EXPLAINED: Quick climate dictionary what actually is a carbon footprint - The Real Truth

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A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted by something. That might be a person’s lifestyle, a product’s supply chain, an organisation, or an activity. Everything from a banana to a ship has a carbon footprint.

In simple terms, it equates to the environmental impact that someone or something has.

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