Environmental protection with carbon footprint (ECOYA)

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   Have you ever heard of carbon footprints? They say that we can measure the impact of living on the Earth on the environment through carbon footprint. Let me tell you today about the steps related to the environment, from environmental footprint to water footprint to ecological footprint.
Types of Environmental Footprint
  • Carbon footprint

A carbon footprint means the total amount of greenhouse gases generated directly or indirectly by individuals or organizations! The total amount of greenhouse gases includes all the fuel and electricity we commonly use in our daily lives. A carbon footprint is a concept in kg that was created to reduce emissions by tracking where carbon dioxide is emitted a lot. It also connects to the number of trees we need to plant. Wouldn't it be better to save energy to reduce carbon footprint?

  • ​A water footprint

Water footprint refers to the total amount of water used during the entire process of unit product and unit service production. It's an indicator of how much water is needed to produce and consume a product. According to the International Institute of Structural Repair and Environmental Engineering, 1,300 liters of water are used for one kilogram of barley and 200 liters for one egg! Adding to growing crops is said to use a lot of water. So, we should try to save water normally, right?

  • ​Ecological footprint

Ecological footprint means calculating the size of the Earth required if everyone lives in the same way of life. In other words, all the costs that a person needs to live on Earth are converted to the area of the land. Ecological footprints show how many traces a person leaves on the Earth and how it affects nature. That's why large ecological footprints have such a bad effect on the environment! The ecological footprint that the Earth can handle is 1.9 hectares per person In order to reduce the ecological footprint, we need to practice eco-friendly consumer life.

Carbon footprint in everyday life

Individuals' carbon footprint is typical of greenhouse gas emissions from heating and electricity use at home and car use. The use of water and disposable products is also measured by carbon footprints. Of the many products where carbon footprints are used, a lot of research is being done on the carbon footprint of food products. As of 2015, the car's carbon dioxide emissions were 0.41 kg per mile. It represents carbon dioxide emissions per kilogram of various types of food products released in a 2011 report by The Environmental Working Group of the United States. According to the report, consuming 1 kilogram of lamb produces 39.2 kilograms of carbon dioxide, equal to the amount of carbon dioxide generated when driving 90 miles.

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