NALT

Preferred term

carbon footprint

Topic

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.

ecological footprint

embodied energy

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

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

59526

Spanish

huella de carbono

URI

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

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Created 10/2/10, last modified 1/9/20