News tagged with carbon footprint
Conventional fossil fuels sometimes 'greener' than biofuels: study
There’s a race afoot to give biofuel wings in the aviation industry, part of an effort to combat soaring fuel prices and cut greenhouse gas emissions. In 2008, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 11, 2011 |
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Buzz builds around electric cars as Nissan plans debut
As the Gulf of Mexico disaster casts an ugly spotlight on the pitfalls of global oil dependency, Japan's auto giants are moving into high gear in a drive to mass-market electric cars.
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Jun 20, 2010 |
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Stalagmite reveals carbon footprint of early Native Americans
A new study led by Ohio University scientists suggests that early Native Americans left a bigger carbon footprint than previously thought, providing more evidence that humans impacted global climate long before ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2010 |
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US army to be powered by waste
(PhysOrg.com) -- Defense company Qinetiq has been awarded a contract to supply the US army with a system that generates electricity from garbage.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Columbia engineers map energy use in NYC buildings
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cities across the globe are trying to develop plans to cut down their energy consumption and lower their carbon footprint by reducing the associated greenhouse gas emissions. While initial efforts have focused ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2012 |
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New coatings process lowers fuel consumption
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Surrey have invented a new process to make bespoke coatings that could one day reduce the 'drag resistance' of ships and aeroplanes and thereby lower fuel ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Nissan eyes 1.5 million electric cars by 2016
Japanese auto giant Nissan is aiming to sell 1.5 million electric vehicles around the world by 2016, the company said Monday, as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for green products.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Carbon hitches a ride from field to market
Today, farming often involves transporting crops long distances so consumers from Maine to California can enjoy Midwest corn, Northwest cherries and other produce when they are out of season locally. But it ...
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Want to save fuel? Fly a kite, German inventor says
The blue-hulled vessel would slip by unnoticed on most seas if not for the white kite, high above her prow, towing her to what its creators hope will be a bright, wind-efficient future.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Will buying an electric car make an environmental difference?
Sure, you might get a carpool sticker and a tax break. But if you buy an electric car, will it make much environmental difference?
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 11, 2011 |
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PepsiCo unveils 100 percent plant-based bottle
(AP) -- Remember the Cola Wars? Get ready for the Bottle Wars. PepsiCo Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a bottle made entirely of plant material, which it says bests the technology of competitor Coca-Cola and reduces its potential ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Nissan hopes zero-emission Leaf will electrify drivers
Billed as the world's first mass-produced electric car, this month's launch of the Nissan Leaf is expected to send a jolt through an auto industry racing to build greener vehicles.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Berkeley lab creates new energy model for Chinese cities
To tally the energy consumption of a city, the usual method is to add up all the energy used by residents -- when they drive their car or turn on the air-conditioning -- plus all the energy consumed by commercial ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 29, 2010 |
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IBM Hot Water-Cooled Supercomputer Goes Live at ETH Zurich
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM has delivered a first-of-a-kind hot water-cooled supercomputer to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), marking a new era in energy-aware computing. The innovative system, dubbed ...
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Manure could fuel data centers, HP scientists say
Giving new meaning to the term "server farm," a team of Hewlett-Packard researchers has come up with a plan for combining cow chips and computer chips to build an environmentally friendly data center -- powered ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 19, 2010 |
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Carbon footprint
A carbon footprint is "the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product" (UK Carbon Trust 2008). An individual, nation, or organization's carbon footprint is measured by undertaking a GHG emissions assessment. Once the size of a carbon footprint is known, a strategy can be devised to reduce it.
Carbon offsets, or the mitigation of carbon emissions through the development of alternative projects such as solar or wind energy or reforestation, represent one way of managing a carbon footprint.
The concept and name of the carbon footprint originates from the ecological footprint discussion. The carbon footprint is a subset of the ecological footprint.
For more information about Carbon footprint, read the full article at
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