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carbon footprint

Catalan translation: Petjada de carboni

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English term or phrase:carbon footprint
Catalan translation:Petjada de carboni

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13:58 Feb 25, 2010
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Science - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: carbon footprint
Definition from AltusLumen:
Carbon footprint measures total amount of greenhouse gas emissions released into the environment. Greenhouse gas emissions from all sources are summed up and changed into units of CO2 equivalent which is used to standardize greenhouse gas emissions and help make comparisons from different time periods and across industries. Carbon emissions are usually measured in metric tons per year (1 metric ton equals 2204lbs).

Example sentence(s):
  • With rises in the costs of fuel and widespread media coverage on the threats of global warming, reducing your carbon footprint is increasingly at the forefront of the sustainability agenda for consumer product manufacturers and retailers. Carbon Footprint Consumer Products 2008
  • Global climate change is one of humanity’s greatest challenges and one of the most important indicators that we are in ecological overshoot. Since the carbon footprint is 50 percent of humanity’s overall Ecological Footprint, reducing our carbon footprint is essential to ending ecological overshoot. Global Footprint Network
  • Some companies have started to include footprints on their labeling. Carbon labels appeal to consumers who understand and monitor their own carbon footprints and want to support products that do the same. HowStuffWorks, Inc.
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Petjada de carboni
Definition:
Indicador de les emissions de diòxid de carboni per habitant.
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iolanda casacuberta
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Petjada de carboni


Definition from TERMCAT:
Indicador de les emissions de diòxid de carboni per habitant.

Example sentence(s):
  • Des del moment en que ens aixequem al matí fins que anem a dormir, gairebé totes les activitats que realitzem i els béns materials que posseïm o que fem servir, impliquen consumir energia, i això avui dia significa contribuir a les emissions a l’atmosfera. La petjada de carboni és una mesura d’aquesta contribució personal al canvi climàtic, a partir de les emissions de CO2 que generen les nostres activitats quotidianes. - Jo sóc la solució  
  • Amb aquesta calculadora de la petjada de carboni, proposada per la Fundació Terra i el CADS (Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament Sostenible), podem esbrinar quines són les emissions associades a la nostra vida, en cinc àmbits: l’habitatge, la mobilitat, l’alimentació, els béns de consum i els residus. Al nostre país la petjada de carboni mitjana és de 8.4 tones de CO2 anuals, però no hauria de ser tan difícil viure bé tot reduïnt la petjada personal a unes moderades 2 o 3 tones / any, un nivell d’emissions que es considera “sostenible”. - Generalitat de Catalunya  
  • Ara compareu les figures Països rics: grans petjades de carboni i Diferències en les emissions de CO2 al món. Si analitzeu el cas de la Xina, veureu que en xifres absolutes la petjada de carboni d’aquest país se situa tot just al darrere dels EUA quant a emissions de CO2. Tenint en compte el nombre d’habitants d’ambdós països, EUA i Xina, es podria afirmar que un ciutadà xinès contribueix al canvi climàtic pràcticament igual que un ciutadà nord-americà? - Unesco  
iolanda casacuberta
Spain
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Gemma Sanza Porcar: I bon cap de setmana, Gemma
26 days
  -> Moltes gràcies, Gemma. Igualment!
Yes  Veronica Lambert Hall: sí, o petjada ecologica en viqui en català
57 days
  -> Moltes gràcies, Veronica!
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