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Carbon footprinting
An introduction or organisations
 
Contents
 
01
Introduction 
02
What is a carbon ootprint? 
03
Why calculate a carbon ootprint? 
04
Calculating a carbon ootprint 
A basic approach to carbon ootprinting 
Producing a ull carbon ootprint 
07
Using a ootprint or carbon management 
08
Glossary
 
01
Carbon ootprinting
Virtually all human activitiescause the CO
2
emissions thatlead to climate change.
Climate change is increasinglyrecognised as a major challenge.It is widely accepted that thegreenhouse gas emissions caused by humans are having a negativeimpact on the environment.
The most important greenhouse gas, arising rom humanactivity, is carbon dioxide (CO
2
). Virtually all humanactivities cause the CO
2
emissions that lead to climatechange. By using electricity generated rom ossil uelpower stations, burning gas or heating or driving a petrolor diesel car, every person is responsible or CO
2
emissions.Furthermore every product or service that humans consumeindirectly creates CO
2
emissions; energy is required or theirproduction, transport and disposal. These products andservices may also cause emissions o other greenhousegases. Understanding and addressing the ull range oour impact is crucial or the eects o climate change tobe minimised.The total set o greenhouse gas emissions caused directlyand indirectly by an individual, organisation, event orproduct is commonly called their
carbonootprint
.Establishing the carbon ootprint o an organisation canbe the rst step in a programme to reduce the emissionsit causes.This publication is aimed at helping businesses andorganisations establish their carbon impact and introducessome o the key issues aced in the calculation o acarbon ootprint.
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