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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental sustainability
  3. ecological footprint
  4. carbon footprint

Preferred term

carbon footprint

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A measure of the total set of greenhouse gas emissions, usually expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2 equivalent), that is directly and indirectly produced by the activities of individuals, households, populations, governments, businesses, organizations or service sectors, or accumulated over a product life cycle.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • carbon accounting
  • carbon footprinting
  • carbon inventory
  • climate change footprint
  • energy footprint
  • greenhouse gas inventory

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137772

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