What’s carbon footprint and what does it do

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Somehow I’ve made it this far without having an understanding lol

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Carbon footprint is how much carbon (dioxide and monoxide and other carbon elements) *something* is putting out in exchange for being used. So the carbon footprint of a town that uses a coal power plant is going to be higher than a town of the same population that relies on solar and wind power, because coal power actively puts out carbon dioxide/monoxide/other greenhouse gases as it burns while a solar or wind power technology only puts out carbon dioxide when they are collecting the materials, assembling them and then shipping them to the final destination.