Carbon Footprints and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quiz

Carbon footprint = Measurement of emissions of carbon dioxide or CO2-equivalent amounts of other greenhouse gases Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions = Categories used for carbon accounting of organizations, including direct and indirect emissions Greenhouse Gas Protocol = Framework used for carbon accounting of organizations Life cycle assessment = Evaluation of the environmental impact of a product throughout its entire life cycle

Year = Unit used for comparison of greenhouse gas emissions Person = Unit used for comparison of greenhouse gas emissions Kilogram of protein = Unit used for comparison of greenhouse gas emissions Kilometer travelled = Unit used for comparison of greenhouse gas emissions

Production along the supply chain = Part of a product's carbon footprint that includes emissions from manufacturing and transportation Final consumption and disposal = Part of a product's carbon footprint that includes emissions from use and end-of-life management Direct emissions = Part of an organization's carbon footprint that includes emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization Indirect emissions = Part of an organization's carbon footprint that includes emissions from sources not owned or directly controlled by the organization

<p>Organization's carbon footprint = Includes direct as well as the indirect emissions that it causes Methodologies and online tools = Used to calculate the carbon footprint, depending on the focus on a country, organization, product or individual person General-purpose programming = Primary usage of Python Client-side scripting for web applications = Primary usage of JavaScript</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emissions = Total amount of greenhouse gases emitted from an activity, product, company or country Greenhouse gases = Include carbon dioxide and CO2-equivalent amounts of other gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect Carbon accounting = Process of measuring, reporting and managing greenhouse gas emissions Carbon dioxide = Main greenhouse gas emitted by human activities</p> Signup and view all the answers