What is a CARBON FOOTPRINT? How to calculate and reduce it? | Climate change
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2024
- The idea of a personal carbon footprint was popularized by a large advertising campaign of the fossil fuel company BP in 2005. This piece of propaganda was designed to shift the responsibility of carbon emissions from the company to the public.
📝 Erratum: @3:30 the vertical axis of the graph should read "CO2 concentration" not temperatures, and the voice-over should say "CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is the highest it has ever been in 400,000." Temperature will follow but fortunately, they are not there yet.
In this whiteboard animation, I explain what we mean by carbon footprint (definition), how it is calculated, why we need to reduce it and how to reduce it with lots of examples. I also suggest 3 carbon footprint calculators you can use:
If you are in the United States: coolclimate.org/calculator
If you are in the United Kingdom: footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/
If you are anywhere else: www.carbonfootprint.com/calcu...
0:00 Intro
0:28 What is a carbon footprint?
2:09 How is the carbon footprint calculated?
3:11 Why do we need to reduce our carbon footprint?
3:43 How to reduce our carbon footprint?
6:38 How to support & thank you
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Hi everyone, here do you live? What is YOUR carbon footprint? And what you do to reduce it? Feel free to share in the comments below... 😊
Hi Alex, Giacomo here from Padova, northern East part of Italy.
My CF is 8.3 and we'd need 3.7 planets if everybody was living like me.
Given that I don't own a car, I ride to work and try to be as sustainable as possible in my consumptions, it was quite worring to know.
Thanks for all your videos! Very inspiring to take action and forward the message.
Great work 🙏👍
@@giacomosbalchiero1443 Thanks for sharing Giacomo! This is exactly right and mostly due to the fact that your lifestyle and therefore carbon depend on where you live and the systems you depend upon. You get get to 1 planet just by yourself, we have to do it together as a human society.
You are the voice of the globalist creeps..Ah.. that makes you also a creep ..!
There is no greenhouse effect since the sky is not a glass dome ..Alchemists will be prosecuted and tried and jailed for milleniums..Did you get that creep..!?
Oops, I'm on the wrong video. I'm trying to increase my carbon footprint, not reduce it! 😂
Nicely done, what kind of system do you think should work? Penny for your thoughts?...
My name is Carson and I am also Canadian. My wife and I lived in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. We drove a large pickup truck and ahuge SUV, out home was big with three furnaces. We sold our home and our vehicles, shut down our business and moved to Colombia South America where we have only bicycles, no furnace and no airconditioning as its 23 degrees here every day 365 days a year. We still utilize electricity but here in Colombia its almost 100% hydroelectric. Our food is sourced from a 15 km radius from where we live as that's how they roll down here. We even buy clothing, cookwear and other products that are all made locally. I loved your video and I am excited to see just how much we have reduced our carbon footprint.
I calculated mine here in Colombia at 3.80
Do you feel stupid now that we all know the truth about “carbon footprint” and how it was a giant PR scam by the very oil companies that have polluted the world? Do you feel dumb or regretful? Angry or in denial? What’s it like knowing you believed the lie and then went on to make such drastic and unnecessary life changes?
This is really helpful. I already used it as my reference in my report. Thank you so much! Mabuhay!
Very comprehensive along with all the information required to understand the topic
Good to hear! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Good video! I live in Dallas Ft Worth, Texas and recycle everything I can, eat as much natural foods as I can, have personally planted several thousand trees, and am a solar consultant.
Good for you! Thanks for sharing!
Sir i prefer small house for living. Thank you for sharing this valuable knowledge. Im from india kerala. I understood the problem i make in this nature and you opened my eyes thank you 😍
I am really glad! Thank you so much for sharing.
Iam also from kerala
@@manjus5793 ayinu?
This is a really intuitive explanation, particularly inspiring as that's exactly what I strive to provide on my own channel.
Great work, Alex! :D
Great to hear! Thank you!
Thank you for the information 🙏 do you have a video of how to fill out the GHG form? I work for a small jewelry company. I have no idea how to enter all the information in the form. 🙏
This video is so elaborate and interesting! Using it to teach carbon footprints to my global perspectives students!
I am from Lahore, Pakistan and as you know smog is a big problem here due to one of the highest AQI in the World! So this is how I contribute to reducing it.
Good illustration, its good to understand and very simple
Good to hear. Thanks for your message!
Thank you so much for making this video:) I am having an assignment about carbon foot print and this video was really helped me in understanding about it..
I am glad to hear that. Thank you for letting me know and good luck with the assignment!
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Nice presentation. Sir can you give me some details about to know from Web site? And wanted to know just calculator link from Web site. Please give me link
Excellent explanation 🙏🙏 thank you..
Thanks a million! That was so helpful
I'm glad! Thanks for leaving a comment!
Thanks i learnt what is Carbon Footprint ❤️
Fantastic, thank you
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for stopping by!
Simply wonderful!!!
Glad you like it!
Learned a lot. Thanks
Glad to hear it!
Great work. Could you please provide with the carbon emission metrics for dental practices in the UK?
No, what do you mean by that? Carbon emissions for all dental practices in the UK? For an average practice?
@@learnsustainability I mean to say that there are 17 dental procedure mainly that are performed in a dental clinic, each procedure should have a specific value of carbon emissions with a unit
Alex - your work is inredible! Thank you!👏
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoy it!
So I heard on the radio today that ordering things online, say through Amazon, adds to our personal carbon footprint, which I agree with due to the delivery of the item plus the production of the item etc...but my question is: Does driving to the mall to purchase the item create more or less of a carbon footprint than ordering online and having it delivered? There would be many variables of course, like how far is the mall? How many parcels are delivered on the same truck as your item? etc...but I am curious to see what anyone would have to say about it.
This is a great question and one that highlights the need for a framework to make decisions. My video on the definition of sustainability ruclips.net/video/eec0UYGIeo4/видео.html explains the root causes of un-sustainability and the one on the ABCD method presents ways to approach planning in complex systems ruclips.net/video/J10CAkkAHFQ/видео.html. As you mentioned, there are many variables and not one-size-fits-all solution but once you have the tools to think about it, you can start making good decisions for yourself. Maybe you should avoid fast shipping for instance and make sure you drive to the mall only once to get everything you need (and only what you need) and use the most resource efficient vehicle you can to do so, maybe bring a friend with you who needs to go grab something as well...
Nice work!
Cheers! Thanks for the visit
Imagine Levi Hildebrand commenting on you video.... I would have a panic attack
@@ourfutureismars8965 Oh! And why is that?
@@learnsustainability because Levi makes some really awesome videos. I’m subscribed to him and love his content.
@@ourfutureismars8965 Agreed! So am I and I love his content too! I should comment on his videos more often 😁 Here is a good resolution for 2021...
Thank you so much for this video rich in important information
Glad it was helpful!
Hi , I would like to connect with you.
To discuss about Event based Carbon foot print reduction stretegy
Great work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey. I need to calculate the carbon footprint for my employer. I can use the CO2 calculator and gather the data. NP. Is that all I need to calculate the carbon footprint for a business? Is there anything else I would have to do to confirm it's a solid carbon footprint calculation?
I would ask this question to your employer to make sure what they want and probably calculate it with 2 or 3 different calculators to see if there is any discrepancy.
@@learnsustainability My question is more does a person with special training have to complete the carbon footprint or can a regular person like me complete the survey? Do the results have to be certified by any special organization to be viewed as a proper carbon footprint calculation?
@@derickj1 It depends on what you are going to use the results for but generally speaking, someone with the authority within the organization should sign off.
@@learnsustainability Thanks. I have the authority as a Sr VP. My customer is requiring it to be accomplished. Looks like I can complete the survey myself?
got my finals tomorrow this really helps thanks
Good to hear! Thanks and good luck!
You are a great presenter!
Thanks! I appreciate that!
I know, right? Too bad he’s spreading one of the biggest lies of all time. I thought everyone knew that carbon footprint was a grift by now. I’m serious. I thought it was common knowledge that it was a giant scam created by the very oil companies who have polluted the planet the most.
First view.!!!! Thank you for all this.
You rock! Thank you!
Im researching about construction industry carbon footprint calculation..... I reffer that RICS has been introduced carbon footprint concept for the every construction projects as same as Bills of Quantity..
Hi Alex , Your video is very important to me. However thermal energy has pros and cons. I read that it triggers earthquake because of the digging of the soil; it is location specific. Please tell me what you think.
Every technology, every drug, every product has pros and cons. It is always a matter of using things judiciously.
Great Stuff :)
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
nice work
Cheers! Thanks for stopping by!
It would have been great to at least mention Scopes - what they are and why they matter...... Otherwise, great video!
Thanks Kelly! Can you please explain what you mean by that?
Great stuff
Hi guys Nasir Nirvaan here
We aare growing trees tovredyce carbonfootprints.
Creating awarrness abt love for plants & echosystem
Hi, could you explain the Carbon footprint due to mortgage
Hi, like the video says at 5:57, more financial institutions invest into fossil fuel so your money indirectly generates emissions. There is no reason to feel bad about that, it is only the result of operating in a system where we need energy and the best and most reliable energy so far is in fossil fuels. It will change when we have other alternatives.
63Ton/yr I've been biking to work and I'm working on a pepal based electricity genorator so I know that'll help reduce electric cost af my house.
DO you mean "pedal" generator? That's cool!
Yeah, my spelling is atrocious
0.09 metric tons annually here in Florida, US. Idk how accurate that is but it's probably close.
I grow most of my fresh foods, bike instead of drive when i can, HVAC is sparse because of a water based cooling system and we basically don't have winter here lol.
I didn't even calculate for my native plant guerrilla gardening and convincing local businesses to landscape smarter. 👍🐢🌻
Thank you! It seems line an odd number to me. It is usually between 4 and 15 metric tons. Which calculator did you use?
Great!
Maybe the offset should be twice the footprint then? It then actually reduces the footprint.
Maybe. The thing about carbon offsets is that they are complicated... Some of them really absorb carbon with natural solutions while others are about reducing or not emitting CO2. The topic would need its own video to be covered properly.
@@learnsustainability, hmm. That makes sense.
How much has the climate changed on earth in 4.5 billion years? Did it change without human footprint, or does the earth constantly change and maybe even adapt?
What about the CO2 produced in making the electric vehicle and it’s batteries.
They have to be taken into account if you are going to calculate the carbon footprint of the vehicle in production and in use. But you also have to take into account the other environmental impacts of battery production, raw material extraction (lithium, rare earth metals, etc.), chemical products used to extract them, etc.
Construct houses with Bio Material, with room for proper airflow.
Thanks sir today is not my exam I checked your mistake 🙂 🙃 🙏 😅 😌
Your forgot to include the carbon footprint of the items you own/use/replace[ the mining-transport-manufacturing-replacing-recycling...You only mentioned carbon footprint of using these items...
Carbon calculators help you assez how often you change phone, computer, car, etc.
So here’s the bottom line. According to the IPCC’s own data, man-made CO2 output levels are 3% of 3% of 0.1% of the total Earth’s atmosphere. That’s 0.000009%! That’s 9 millionths.
Realty, planet looks better on a stage with the scrap pile larger than the stage out back.
I see, so technology has many effects and affects.
POV: Your teacher brings you here
Exactly 😂🥲👌🏻
Funny how videos like this leave out so much. What's the carbon deficit of an electric vehicle? How much more carbon has been generated just to get it ready to run on the road? How is half of the population ever going to get out of poverty without a consistent source of energy? This is a nice way to help people feel good about themselves without recognizing the entirety of the problems that come with what is called to solution.
Please feel free to make a video to share all the missing elements!
21 ton per year :/ I bike every morning, rarely fly going to install solar cell at my house :))
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing.
How is the world's carbon footprint after the pandemic?
Not very different from before. GHG emissions went down 7% in 2019 but they caught up in 2020 to show you that our entire system is at fault.: even when we stay home for a year, we still produce to much GHG.
Great
I think the best way is to have a totalitarian government tell us and track US and our carbon footprint I'm really excited about all of it and maybe we can have a credit score that tells us if we're bad or not and if we have a bad credit score we can't do anything that would be great so all of us that would have a good credit score and good carbon footprint can be happy
Got a 2 before trying to reduce 😂 I live in the UK
Can you please calculate the carbon footprint of WW2 ?
I guess I could but it would take a lot of research and I don't have the time :D
Or more relevant today , the footprint of the US military. Maybe all the greenies might stop supporting this warmongering nation.
The wind turbines are actually not recyclable so they have to bury them in the ground sadly
wow!
Btw even in countries with high fossil fuel proportion, electric cars are better according to ICCT.
Yes, certainly. The video does not say electric cars are not better, it just says "in countries where a large portion of the electricity is produced from fossil fuels, electric cars have a good chance to produce a fair amount of CO2 as well."
@@learnsustainability, I know. Just sharing something I learnt in additional to what has been shared here with other people. 🙂
Because if I used to interpret it that way when someone else said the same thing.
@@Sivah_Akash Sounds good! Thanks for sharing.
O mundo sofre. Não adianta ter uma grande economia, enquanto a Terra queima, é hora de parar de ser egoísta e só acusar.
The world is suffering. There's no point in having a big economy while the Earth burns. It's time to stop being selfish and just accuse.
comente isto em todo vídeo que você ver
comment on every video you watch
Thanks to my cycle it 1.12 tonnes pa gonna cut it down further by using more of trains than bus also bringing down my flights count to 1 per trip
Good for you! Thanks for your comment!
I reduce my carbon footprint by holding in my farts.
Well done!
@@learnsustainability Do you feel stupid now that we all know the truth about “carbon footprint” and how it was a giant PR scam by the very oil companies that have polluted the world? Do you feel dumb or regretful? Angry or in denial? What’s it like knowing you believed the lie and then went on to spread the lie and make unnecessary life changes?
2:35, 5:03
I'll tell you right now quick fix on lessening your carbon footprint and this works and it works great, so just think of what produces most of the CO2 and methane emissions.well it's livestock cows pigs things of that nature animals that we slaughter and treat like crap and put into giant pens and shoulder-to-shoulder terrible situation for these animals so here's the solution everybody stop eating red meat stop eating red meat now so that the ranchers the farm the cattle ranchers and the farmers that produce these animals don't have a market for them,at least in the United States and then they'll stop producing so many animals to terrorize and bring the slaughter stop eating red meat you'll do the planet and all those animals a big favor plus you'll be a lot healthier for it
So why don’t we just take up canabilism instead.
Elaborate the plain and for who people vote and why.
56.05 metric tons
Amount of CO2 equivalent released in atmosphere as a result of our activities
Green house gases are by nature supposed to be absorbed by trees and plants to grow. It is only because of an imbalance in nature caused by us where we cut down trees and also burn more fossil fuels that we have this problem. This means we really should be growing more trees and plants and not cutting them down as much as possible. We need to be regenerating a healthy eco-system that is more balanced. Our modern way of life living in the cities is unnatural and resource intensive and also unhealthy. We need to look at how our ancestors lived and strive to live simpler lifestyles that is also close to nature.
So crazy
A way to recycle human waste into food and drink is needed. Also recycling human bodies into food would help tremendously.
Don't know whether to fight pollution or warming, and they are clearly not the same thing.
If you are concerned about warming, should know that at 70%, the main greenhouse gas is water vapor.
In that hypothesis, both the excessive warming and the release of greenhouse gases are equivalent in a nuclear plant and a coal plant.
On the other hand, the burning of vegetable fuels is neutral in terms of CO2 balance.
Carbon footprint conspiracies. Do I need to wear a tin foil hat to join this cult?
Exactly! But this is a mainstream approved “conspiracy theory”. Actually it’s a giant grift. Potentially the most giant grift of all time of people don’t educate themselves.
it is like tuttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I am a cynical.... to make batteries you need lithium which is a pain in the arse to find and there basically isn't enough of it for everyone to have an EC. The whole thing is a ball ache. If you forget to charge your phone overnight.... not a big deal, take your charger to work, forget to 'plug' your car in you're fucked! You've got essentially 2 tons of scrap metal on your drive.
Sure! Most batteries are lithium today but many other technologies are being researched and it might not be the case anymore in 10 years from now. I totally agree that EVs have their limitations and that not everybody should start driving one tomorrow. Most grids could not even take it.
2.88 metric ton per year
Wow! How do you manage to get it that low?
@@learnsustainability maybe because my workplace is few 100 meters away and I live in a rented room. So not much for carbon footprint
I am in india
Mine is 0 to 17 %
mine is 454 million metric tones a second just joking it is 3.88 metric tonnes a year
Lets stop all private plane travel in and out of the U.S.
carbon offsets in theory work, but in actuality, it's a load of rubbish. you are basically paying companies to promise that they are not going to cut down a tree for a certain time. basically just a way for companies to make money under the premise of acting sustainably
There is definitely some truth to that! Thanks for commenting!
I'm planning on increasing my carbon footprint every year eff em all
Lol
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fossil fuel combustion is beautiful. FIRE! FIRE!
So you have also fallen for the lie created by BP, who coined this phrase years ago, while they hide behind, still responsible for the biggest cause of the footprint, pretending to be the good guys.
Follow the money, selling credits is the biggest scam as well.
I totally agree that BP created the concept of carbon footprint and this is in the description as I forgot to mention it in the video. This video is intended to explain the concept to people who are new to it and search it on RUclips or Google.
t’es pas la bonne vidéo désolé
Scam
Какая чушь все эти сказки про глобальное потепление. У нас в Питере стоят страшные морозы. В Сибири морозы. Это ж специально пустили для утилизации людей 😂
All BS
Is a con