Carbon Footprint

What is a Carbon Footprint?

• How much carbon a person produces while walking

• A measurement of a person's negative impact on the environment.

• Fossilised footprints left behind by prehistoric man

• The abount of carbon found in shoes

Which of the following products has the largest carbon footprint?

• Wooden Rowing Boat

• Car

• Aeroplane

• Bicycle

Which of the following products leaves the smallest carbon footprint?

• Wooden Rowing boat

• Aeroplane

• Bicycle

• Car

Burning fossil fuels such as _________ to generate energy will increase the carbon footprint of a product or service.

What is missing from this diagram of the carbon cycle?

Which of the following contribute towards a carbon footprint?

• Burning fossil fuels to generate energy

• Manufacturing a pencil

• A ride in hovercraft

• Cooking a delicious toad in the hole