About to know carbon footprint

The carbon footprint, also known as the greenhouse gas footprint, is a measurement of the total amount of greenhouse gases released by a particular activity, good, entity, or nation. Carbon footprints are typically expressed in tons of emissions (CO2-equivalent) per comparative unit, such as per person, year, protein kilogram, or kilometer traveled. The emissions for a product's complete life cycle, from production through the supply chain to final consumption, are included in the product's carbon footprint. Similar to an individual, an organization's carbon footprint comprises both direct and indirect emissions that the organization is responsible for (referred to as Scope 1, 2, and 3 in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, which is used for the carbon accounting of companies). Depending on whether the focus is on a nation, company, product, or person, there are several approaches and online tools available to assess the carbon footprint . Customers may choose a product b...