This document discusses carbon footprints and climate change. It begins by defining carbon footprint as the total greenhouse gases released by an individual or organization. The average household carbon footprint is about 50 tons of CO2 per year. Various tools can be used to calculate carbon footprints, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol which establishes frameworks to measure greenhouse gas emissions from operations and value chains. Transportation contributes the most to global carbon emissions at 30%, while livestock farming generates the second most methane emissions. Some countries are proposing a carbon tax to tax citizens based on their carbon footprint in an effort to reduce emissions.