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 left.