carbon footprint

Chinese translation: 碳(生态）足迹

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Chinese translation:	碳(生态）足迹

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15:33 Jul 15, 2009

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English term or phrase: carbon footprint

Definition from AltusLumen:
Carbon footprint measures total amount of greenhouse gas emissions released into the environment. Greenhouse gas emissions from all sources are summed up and changed into units of CO2 equivalent which is used to standardize greenhouse gas emissions and help make comparisons from different time periods and across industries. Carbon emissions are usually measured in metric tons per year (1 metric ton equals 2204lbs).

Example sentence(s):

With rises in the costs of fuel and widespread media coverage on the threats of global warming, reducing your carbon footprint is increasingly at the forefront of the sustainability agenda for consumer product manufacturers and retailers. Carbon Footprint Consumer Products 2008
Global climate change is one of humanity’s greatest challenges and one of the most important indicators that we are in ecological overshoot. Since the carbon footprint is 50 percent of humanity’s overall Ecological Footprint, reducing our carbon footprint is essential to ending ecological overshoot. Global Footprint Network
Some companies have started to include footprints on their labeling. Carbon labels appeal to consumers who understand and monitor their own carbon footprints and want to support products that do the same. HowStuffWorks, Inc.

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碳(生态）足迹

Definition:
碳足迹（Carbon Footprint）指一个人活动排出的二氧化碳量。

人类每天吃穿用度，无时无刻不在消耗资源，无处不在排放二氧化碳。有的是直接排放，比如开车乘车，有的是间接排放，比如购买试用工业品。这些都会留下碳足迹。

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碳(生态）足迹

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碳(生态）足迹

Definition from www.baibanbao.net:
碳足迹（Carbon Footprint）指一个人活动排出的二氧化碳量。

人类每天吃穿用度，无时无刻不在消耗资源，无处不在排放二氧化碳。有的是直接排放，比如开车乘车，有的是间接排放，比如购买试用工业品。这些都会留下碳足迹。

Example sentence(s):

“计算一下你的碳排放，缩减你的碳足迹……”关于碳排放量的计算，渐渐走入公众视野。 ... 二氧化碳排放量的计算引出了一个新词——碳足迹（carbon footprint）。 ... - www.epi88.com
2008年2月16日 ... 除了像生态足迹，我们每个人（我们每天消耗和使用的每项产品和服务）都有一个碳足迹，它是一种衡量和影响我们行动的方法——在我们作为个人、企业、社区 ... - www.u-and-o.com
碳足迹概述,基本公式,碳足迹环保措施,算算你“碳足迹”,碳足迹无意识化,气候变化,碳足迹减量运动,参考资料. - www.hudong.com

Explanation:
Also 生态足迹

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Note added at 4 heures (2009-07-15 20:04:41 GMT)
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Traditional Chinese: 碳足跡

Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of: Chinese
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