This document discusses carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions. It defines a carbon footprint as the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over the course of a product's life cycle, from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal. It explains the three scopes of carbon footprints and provides examples of activities and their associated emissions. The document emphasizes reducing carbon footprints through alternatives like renewable energy, recycling, and more sustainable consumption habits.
2. Carbon Footprints
It is the basically in the term of define the total emission
of CO2 in respective with respect to and with respect to
time (If there is a population or area )
It may be natural as well as artificial included both which
is produce at particular time at particular area
In other words amount of carbon/greenhouse gas
emission produce in daily life by an individual a house
hold a building or a company
Carbon footprints traps heat with in the atmosphere
which could have a serious impact on the global climate
by raising global temperature.
3. What is GHG ?
o Greenhouse gases are those that can absorb
and emit infrared radiation. In order, the most
abundant greenhouse gases in earth
atmosphere are :
Gas Formula Contribution
Water Vapour H2O 36-72%
Carbon dioxide CO2 9-26%
Methane CH4 4-9%
Ozone O3 3-7%
4. How Carbon Footprint Work
Carbon footprint measure how much carbon
dioxide we produce just by going about our
daily life.
When fossil fuel burn they emit green house
gases like co2 that contribute global warming.
98% of atmospheric co2 comes from the
combustion of fossil fuels.
5. Basic calculation
Fuel Unit CO2 Emitted Per Unit
Petrol 1 Liter 2.3Kg
Gasoline 1 Liter 2.3Kg
Diesel 1 Liter 2.7Kg
Oil Heating 1 Liter 3.0Kg
If your car consume 7.5 liter diesel per 100 Km, then a drive of 300 Km distance consume
3*7.5=22.5 liter oil diesel
Which adds 22.5*2.7Kg=60.75kg CO2 to your personal carbon footprint
6. Carbon footprint of items
Leaving the light on
A forest fire
Road trip
Manufacturing car & vehicles
Deforestation
A Web Search
A Burger
A Bottle of Water
7. Carbon footprint
Carbon foot prints-3 scope
I. Direct Emission
II. Indirect Emission (purchased energy)
III. Other Indirect Emission
Note :- Carbon footprint calculation must be include at least
scope 1 & 2 GHG emission.
9. Scope-1 Direct Emission
From sources owned or control by a
company/consumer like
vehicles & Equipment
Stationary Combustion
Cooking Food
Waste Water Treatment
Onsite Landfill
10. Scope-2 Indirect Emission
From the generation of electricity,
heat or steam purchased by a
company .
Purchased Electricity
Purchased Heating/Cooling
Purchased Good & Services
11. Scope-3 Other Emission
From sources not owned or
directly by, but related to a
company.
Employer Business Travel
Employee commuting
Impacts
Contracted Waste Water
Treatment
Contracted Solid Waste
Material
Transportation Waste
Vegetation & Trees
12. Global Warming
An increase in the earths temperature has been absorbed
during the past decades, believed to be due to increase of
carbon die-oxide.
13. Carbon Foot Prints Resulting In -
Global Warming
Catastrophe
Changes in rainfall patterns (more rain in some places,
less rain in others)
Higher temperature on land
Melting of ice worldwide which could result in a rise in
sea levels.
Severe weather conditions
Sea level increase,
Health effect,
Change in agricultural pattern
14. Context For Numbers
1 gram of CO2e would be produced if you
burned a pea sized blob of gasoline.
1 Kilogram (2 lbs) of CO2e would be produced
if you burned 2 cups of gasoline.
1 Ton of CO2e would be produced if you
burned 60 gallons of gasoline.
15. Reduce Carbon Footprint
Shop locally by affecting to reduce goods import.
Travelling light
Get your parents to change their driving habits...
and their car.
Solar energy is free
Eating: Learn to grow and cook!
Decrease using processed food, help reducing
your carbon foot print
16. Take Environment Challenges To Make
A Difference
Reduce Waste
Reduce Energy Use
Increase Biodiversity
Reduce car Travels
Reduce Waste Heat
Increase Gardening
17. Reduce Carbon Footprint
I. Reuse
II. Recycle
III. Reduce &
IV. Refuse
V. Using renewable energy sources such as
solar energy, wind energy, hydropower can
reduce carbon footprint
18. Alternative energy
Any form of energy that dose not come
from fossil fuels.
Alternative energy sources produce energy
without the damaging or harmful by-products
common when burning fossil fuels
Alternative energy sources are renewable and
are thought to be "free" energy sources.