Carbon Footprint:

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Carbon Footprint
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Definition

• The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused
  by an organization, event, product or person. . .
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• E.g. A product.

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Greenhouse Gas

• A product may emit greenhouse gasses such as CO2
  through
• The extraction of raw materials
• The process of manufacture
• Transportation of raw materials or product
• Energy used during the product life
• End of life disposal of the product

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Example 1

• 66lbs (30kg) Carbon
• Carbon emission is 48 times the weight of the
  jacket!
• Transportation of materials 1
• Polyester (oil) accounts for 71
• Recycled plastic could be used to reduce impact.

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Example 2

• 31lbs (14kg) Carbon
• Average family produces 480lbs of carbon per year
  by washing clothes.
• Greatest effect dryer
• Use liquid not powder
• Line dry rather than tumble
• Wash at lower temperature

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Example 3

• 121lbs (55kg) Carbon
• 8.5lbs Electricity used in production.
• 112.5lbs manufacture of raw materials.
• The worst culprit is leather!
• Cows methane!

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Example 4

• MILK 1 Litre
• 7.2lbs (3kg) Carbon
• Packaging choices make up to 1.4lbs difference.
• Methane from dairy cows (Burping!) is 25 times as
  damaging to the atmosphere as Carbon Dioxide!

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Example 5

• AVERAGE CAR
• 97,000lbs (44 tons ) Carbon total
• 4 Manufacture
• 86 - Fuel during use
• 10 - Disposal

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Example 6

• Beer!
• 7lbs (3kg) Carbon
• The largest carbon impact is refrigerating the
  beer at the sales outlet!

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Country Average

• Figures given are TONS per person average.
• Why do you think this varies so much from country
  to country?
• Discuss. . . .

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Carbon Footprint video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vaE_4VLWUBu8
• Calculate your own carbon footprint
• http//www.carbonfootprint.com/