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Carbon footprint

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 21 Mar 2024
A measure of the total amount of CO2 and CH4 emissions of a defined population, system or activity, considering all relevant sources, sinks and storage within the spatial and temporal boundary of the population, system or activity of interest. Calculated as CO2e using the relevant 100-year global warming potential (GWP100).
 

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