Phenomena and Processes

Carbon Footprint

A measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions produced by an individual, organization, event, or product. It is measured in units of equivalent kilograms of CARBON DIOXIDE generated in a given time frame.

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Abstract

A measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions produced by an individual, organization, event, or product. It is measured in units of equivalent kilograms of CARBON DIOXIDE generated in a given time frame.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Carbon Footprints
  • Footprint, Carbon
  • Footprints, Carbon

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Greenhouse Effect (2007-2010)

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  1. G16.500.275w.066w
  2. N06.230w.063w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carbon Footprint. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058572. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058572
  2. Carbon Footprint. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint
  3. Carbon Footprint. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310667