Carbon footprint

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2019-09-17

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Love to travel but worried about the environment? Here's a phrase for you to use.
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  • Fei Fei.

  • Good holiday?

  • The best, Neil.

  • We flew to Mexico, then up to California and then drove all the way across the States from LA to New York.

  • Incredible.

  • All in one week.

  • Yes.

  • It's just the.

  • What?

  • I can't help thinking all that travelling can't be great for the environment.

  • I know you must have a pretty big carbon footprint right now.

  • Enormous.

  • Let's take a moment to explain this phrase, carbon footprint, then plan what to do about it.

  • Carbon dioxide is a gas that contributes to climate change.

  • And your carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide you produce through your activities.

  • Things like how much electricity you use.

  • How much oil and gas you use.