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Carbon Footprints

Carbon Footprints. What is a carbon footprint?. A carbon footprint is the measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization or state in a given time. What effects our carbon footprint. Amount of electricity you use How much you drive your car Natural gas usage

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Carbon Footprints

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  1. Carbon Footprints

  2. What is a carbon footprint? A carbon footprint is the measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization or state in a given time

  3. What effects our carbon footprint Amount of electricity you use How much you drive your car Natural gas usage Oil and gasoline usage Plane and train travel

  4. Carbon emissions per person

  5. Carbon emissions on the big scale

  6. How carbon emissions can effect the world An increase in carbon emissions can cause many problems in our world today. More CO2 in the atmosphere can lead to our polar ice caps melting. If these polar ice caps melt completely, it can increase sea levels significantly. It can also kill many species habitats, including polar bears. Polar bears are already at risk of being killed because of the ice at the north and south poles melting. Many of our worlds glaciers are starting to melt away. If these glaciers melt completely then the villages around them wont be able to get there drinking water from the glaciers runoffs anymore.

  7. Burning fossil fuels The burning of fossil fuels produces around 10.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. More then 90% of greenhouse emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels. The more factories burn coal and oil, the more they pollute the air with CO2. As the CO2 in the air increases, it depletes the ozone layer. The CO2 then traps the suns rays, warming the earth.

  8. How you can reduce your carbon footprint There are many ways you can reduce your carbon footprint Sign up to a green energy supplier Turn off electrical appliances when there not in use Turn down the central heating and your water heater Use energy saving light bulbs Use the bus or ride your bike to get to work Don’t buy diesel engines Eat less meat Buy organic products Recycle

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