Is That Your Footprint???

Today i thought of sharing an interesting term i came across long time ago " the CARBON FOOTPRINT". Actually it is not any kind of left overs of carbon but it is our carbon footprint. It is believed that everyday each man in someway or the other contributes to the earths carbon content and this is called as his or her carbon footprint. Not only carbon but also other green house gases.

This is pretty interesting when we know what are the footprints that we leave behind. This includes our everyday usage of vehicles, LPG that we use for cooking, cooking oil, the refrigerator, air conditioner, lights etc. It is said that the food that we consume also in some way contributes to the carbon content of the earth.

Everyone can measure their carbon footprint by assessing their daily usage of the above mentioned. There is this very good site especially for calculating ones carbon footprint which allows you to assess your everyday carbon footprint.

There are number ways being suggested for one to reduce his or her carbon footprint. On such is to take public transport often. For example when one takes a bus to a certain point his individual carbon expense due to his/her vehicle is avoided. Also taking trains instead of flights as much as possible is yet another way to reduce your Carbon Footprint. By turning off a computer when not in use one can also reduce ones CF. These solution may seem silly but when implemented in masses can prove to be effective.