English Explanatory Dictionary

carbon footprint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization or state in a given time.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

carbon footprint carbon footprints

Etymology

Coined in a 1999 BBC Vegetarian Good Food article and after the 1990s term ecological footprint and popularized by a 2005 advertising campaign for fossil-fuel company BP in order to shift blame for climate change onto individual consumers. Modelled after the ecological footprint concept developed in the 1990s.

Synonyms

carbon cost

Related words

carbon emissions trading carbon market carbon tax petrocarbon digital footprint
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