Carbon footprint
What Carbon footprint means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, event, organisation, or product.
The amount of carbon emitted as a result of an individual's energy use.
Topics that use Carbon footprint
- Energy (AQA GCSE)
- Resource management (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Energy Security
- Agribusiness
- Economic development
- Economic viability
- Economic well-being
- Energy deficit
- Energy insecurity
- Energy surplus
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