Carbon Footprint
By: Julia Forget
What is a Carbon Footprint?
 A carbon footprint is "the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG)
emissions caused by an organization, event or product" . For
simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the
amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs,
emitted.
 An individual's, nation's, or organization's carbon footprint can be
measured by undertaking a GHG emissions assessment. Once the
size of a carbon footprint is known, a strategy can be devised to
reduce it, e.g. by technological developments, better process and
product management, changed Green Public or Private
Procurement (GPP), carbon capture, consumption strategies, and
others.
Your Carbon Footprint
 Every year in the U.S. over 3.2 billion metric tons of carbon
dioxide emissions are released into the air. Over three-quarters of
these emissions are man-made and are created by the burning
of fossil fuels for transportation.
 Your carbon footprint has two different parts:
 Primary Footprint – Measure of direct human emissions of
carbon dioxide created by the burning of fossil fuels. These include
energy consumers like electricity and modes of transportation.
 Secondary Footprint – Measure of indirect human emissions
of carbon dioxide that are created by the shipping and
manufacturing of a product. This includes food and drink items
from foreign countries.
Things that contribute to your carbon
footprint.
 Car emissions
 Public transportation
 Electricity
 Heating
 Cooling
 Eating & drinking
 Clothes & personal items
 Recreational activities
Reducing my footprint
 Americans consume about 989,985,594,240 half gallons of milk
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over the course of a lifetime.
You should recycle plastic milk jugs by taking them to the
recycling center or placing them on the curb for recycling pickup. Not everyone does that though. One way to recycle these
gallon plastic milk jugs is to reuse them for other purposes.
Scooper
For an easy way to scoop up kitty litter, dirt or anything else, cut
off the top of milk jug right above the handle.You can then hold
onto the handle and scoop up whatever you need to.
Piggy Bank
With the lid on the top of the milk jug, cut a small slit opposite of
the handle and drop in your change.You can even use markers,
paint or stickers to decorate your piggy bank
 Dustpan
 With the lid still on, turn the milk jug container upside down
and cut the top off at an angle. This is a great alternative to
traditional dustpans.
 Plant Base
 Instead of buying a potted plant base or saucer you can just
off the bottom of the milk jug and place the pot inside
 Another great idea would be to carpool with my friends.
Some of my friends live near me, and it would be convenient
to drive to school together. Or if we are all going to hang out
together one person could pick everyone else up.
Work Cited
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint
 http://www.greenstudentu.com/encyclopedia/carbon_foot
print
 http://images.wikia.com/green/images/d/de/Reduce_you
r_carbon_footprint.jpg
 http://timeforchange.org/carbon-footprint-CO2-demo
 http://www.greenstudentu.com/eco_lifestyle