Reducing carbon footprints task cards

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  • Created on: 30-09-20 17:33
Explain what a carbon footprint is
The total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over a certain cycle/
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Why are carbon footprints only an estimate?
Because there is no way of accurately measuring every single carbon use.
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What is carbon capture?
A method that collects CO2 and puts it somewhere it won't contribute to climate change.
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What is carbon neutral?
Having a balanced rate of carbon emission and capture.
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What is offsetting?
Paying extra for things to reduce the carbon emission.
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Why is our reducing our carbon footprint difficult difficult to achieve?
Because we rely so heavily on the use of fossil fuels.
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Why are carbon footprints only an estimate?

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Because there is no way of accurately measuring every single carbon use.

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What is carbon capture?

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What is carbon neutral?

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What is offsetting?

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