NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In his book, Berners-Lee writes that the average global citizen has a carbon footprint that is equivalent to the emission of seven tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Everyone’s carbon footprint is different depending on their location, habits, and personal choices. For an explanation of the calculator’s assumptions and sources, see the Assumptions and References page.

Detailed explanation-3: -Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. All living things on Earth contain carbon. Even you contain carbon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because it would be prohibitively expensive or disruptive to eliminate some sources of emissions entirely, achieving net-zero emissions is considered more feasible than achieving zero emissions at a nationwide scale. Many governments and businesses have set a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Detailed explanation-5: -A carbon footprint is basically the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions that anything – a person, organization, event or product – has produced. Greenhouse gases are the gases in the atmosphere that produce the “greenhouse effect” and contribute to global warming and climate change.