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Published on Nov 19, 2015
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What Is a Carbon Footprint?
The amount of Carbon Dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc.
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Where On Earth Do You See The Most Carbon Footprint?
You would find the most Carbon Footprints in China.
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How Does a Carbon Negatively Impact Earth?
Carbon emissions, most notably carbon dioxide (CO2), are part of a collection of gases that negatively influence the quality of our air and increase the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases have a direct influence on the environment, causing extreme weather changes, a global temperature increase, the loss of ecosystems and potentially hazardous health effects for people.
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What Is The Primary Cause of a Carbon Footprint?
Since the Industrial Revolution, human sources of carbon dioxide emissions have been growing. Human activities such as the burning of oil, coal and gas, as well as deforestation are the primary cause of the increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.
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What Can a Carbon Footprint Do?
What if we do nothing? Rising global temperatures will cause sea level to rise and alter local climate conditions, affecting forests, crop yields, and water supplies. It may also affect human health, animals, and many types of ecosystems. Deserts may expand and some of our countryside may be permanently altered.
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What Is The Creator of The Largest Carbon Footprint?
The largest human source of carbon dioxide emissions is from the combustion of fossil fuels. This produces 87% of human carbon dioxide emissions. Burning these fuels releases energy which is most commonly turned into heat, electricity or power for transportation. Some examples of where they are used are in power plants, cars, planes and industrial facilities. In 2011, fossil fuel use created 33.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide.
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What does Solubility Mean?
The quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)
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What Does Upcycling Mean?
Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.
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How Can This Be Solved?
TRANSPORT
Cars, and planes are responsible for much of the carbon we ‘pump’ into the atmosphere and environment. If we reduce the journeys we make by cars and planes our carbon footprint will also be reduced. This is also the case if we take public transport rather than using our private cars. Cycling and walking is also a healthy option for ourselves and the environment. We could also use environmentally friendly fuels such as hydrogen in our cars.
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