How to Use carbon footprint in a Sentence

carbon footprint

noun
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  • The menu boards at the summit prominently displayed the carbon footprint of each dish.
    — New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021
  • This will help farmers and others account for the carbon footprint of their production.
    — Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Back at BigOven, one of my favorite features helps reduce my carbon footprint.
    — Ashley Memory, Wired, 23 Nov. 2021
  • But the price, like the carbon footprint, is spread over several years compared to splurging for a new real one every year.
    — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But that was never going to be an approach that would generate enough to enable poorer countries to move to a low carbon footprint.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 13 Nov. 2021
  • There are many reasons why sustainable beauty is trending now, and one of them is that people are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
    — Kelley Swing, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2021
  • With winter chills coming in and daylight hours already shrinking, here are some options for reducing your carbon footprint this winter.
    — Shelley K. Mesch, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The carbon footprint from the travel industry is growing at rates never seen before, according to new research.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Eating strawberries or oranges all year round requires transporting them long distances across the planet and making a huge carbon footprint.
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Gannett will be offsetting the NFT carbon footprint with carbon credits.
    — USA Today, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The company says this formulation's carbon footprint its 82% lower than that of mineral oil.
    — New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Furniture, fixtures and equipment also contribute to the overall carbon footprint.
    — oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Across industries, large companies interested in getting better data to track their carbon footprint are reaching out to tech firms to provide that data.
    — Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Each house is made to order and can be customized to include elements such as solar panels on the roof, further reducing the running costs and the carbon footprint of its residents.
    — CNN, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Bitcoin fans are sticking to the narrative that the signature cryptocurrency, widely criticized for its gigantic carbon footprint, will go green in a big way.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The bigger the size, the bigger the carbon footprint, Goyke said.
    — Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2022
  • And a lot less is known about the carbon footprint of this sort of farming.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Do customers care about the carbon footprint of menu items?
    — Jenna Schnuer, Fortune, 14 July 2022
  • Then use the funds to reward those who maintain a low carbon footprint.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
  • That’s also when the state aims to zero out its carbon footprint.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • View 3 Images Love racing, but not a fan of the sport's carbon footprint?
    — New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Then there’s the problem of the skiers themselves: Most of the carbon footprint in skiing comes from lodging and the cars and planes used to get to the resorts.
    — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022
  • One of the grant’s conditions was for the city to devise and enact a way to reduce its carbon footprint.
    — cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Looking to cut your carbon footprint or save some coin by opting out of high gas prices?
    — Car and Driver, 19 July 2022
  • The city is designed to be traversable by foot or rail, with a low carbon footprint.
    — Daniel Leonard, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2023
  • This costs less and also helps shrink their carbon footprint by reducing the number of trucks and buses on the road.
    — Matthieu Larivée, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022
  • This also brings down the global carbon footprint on the tracker, so fewer discs need to be removed from the bag each turn.
    — Saira Mueller, CNN, 14 June 2024
  • So the carbon footprint is probably a little lighter on the E-edition.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2022
  • After all, modern Y2K girls are just as conscious of their carbon footprint as the paw print of their pet Chihuahua.
    — Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Divide that amount of gas by the number of people in the world, and that’s the fair amount of emissions – the size of the carbon footprint – that each individual should cause.
    — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2023

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