Offset Your Carbon Footprint
Every Little Bit Helps.
“Offsetting your Carbon Footprint” is a phrase we hear a lot
lately. But what does it actually mean? To put it simply, a
Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact human activities
have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house
gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide or CO2.
A Carbon Footprint is made up of two parts—a primary footprint
and a secondary, or indirect, footprint.
A primary footprint is the measure of our direct emissions of
fossil fuels related to energy consumption and transportation.
A secondary, or indirect footprint, is the measure of CO2 from
the entire lifecycle of the products we consume. The secondary
footprint takes into consideration the manufacture, use and
breakdown of these products.
Regardless on how you may feel about global warming and climate
change, there are things we can all do to take better care of
our planet and use our resources, including energy, more wisely.
To find out more about reducing and offsetting your carbon footprint,
visit these sites: