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carbon footprints

carbon footprints is the plural of carbon footprint.

Meaning of carbon footprint

Noun

carbon footprint (plural carbon footprints)

  1. A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization or state in a given time.
    • House insulation is another way of reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint, as well as double glazing and draught-proofing.1994, Peter Simmons, Petrol to Gas: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Complete D.I.Y.Conversion for the Motorist, Password Publishing, page 14
    Synonyms:
    carbon cost

Questions about carbon footprints

What is carbon footprints the plural of?
Carbon footprints is the plural of carbon footprint.

Words near carbon footprints in the dictionary

  1. carbon fibre
  2. carbon fibres
  3. carbon fixation
  4. carbon fixations
  5. carbon footprint
  6. carbon footprints
  7. carbon group
  8. carbon inset
  9. carbon insets
  10. carbon insetting
  11. carbon leakage

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