Carbon Footprint
There is no one way to measure a carbon footprint.
But at its most comprehensive, a carbon footprint denotes the total amount of CO2 emitted throughout a process or in a product's lifetime - from sourcing raw materials, to production, delivery, consumption and disposal.
Industries such as car production have a carbon footprint, but so do many aspects of everyday life - such as watching TV.
Often only emissions from part of the supply-chain are accounted for.
For example, the carbon footprint of a T-shirt might be defined as emissions used for UK distribution.
But if the whole process - from growing cotton in India, to mass production in China and delivery to UK retailers - is included, the footprint rises significantly
To find out what your carbon footprint is and some simple changes you can make to help tackle climate change, use the link to the bottom of this page.
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