Friday, April 17, 2009

CARBON FOOTPRINT

What is a carbon footprint...?It is the measurement of the amount of carbondioxide produced by burning fossil fuels.Every country, organisation,business,house,and individual person has a carbon footprint. For example, America's footprint of around 19 tonnes accounts for 25% of the world's total carbon production.The footprint of Australia is 17 tonnes,Canada is 13 tonnes,Britain is 10 tonnes and Japan is 9.5 tonnes.At the other end scale,Brazil's footprint is 1.7 tonnes and India is 1 tonne. For individuals, a carbon footprint can be calculated by adding the amount of activities we use.Activites such as using a car, watching television or buying food which has been transported around the world can affect your carbon footprint. By measuring your carbon footprint,you can get a better understanding of how you affect global warming.There are several carbon footprint calculators on the internet.Let all of us learn more about carbon footprint and save our planet Earth from disasters to return the borrowed Earth from our grandchildren and their future generation.
visit this website:www.carbonfootprint.com