Chapter
Carbon Footprint of a Household
05:23 - 15:59 (10:36)
The carbon footprint of a household can be estimated through various factors such as transportation, housing, food, services, and goods. A household with two people earning seventy thousand dollars a year has a total carbon footprint of fifty tons or twenty-five tons per person.
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This transcript provides an overview of the carbon footprint breakdown - transportation, housing, food, services, and goods - of families making over $100,000 annually in the US, and highlights the need for policies to reduce the environmental impact of buildings and appliances used by this social group.
05:23 - 11:05 (05:42)
Summary
This transcript provides an overview of the carbon footprint breakdown - transportation, housing, food, services, and goods - of families making over $100,000 annually in the US, and highlights the need for policies to reduce the environmental impact of buildings and appliances used by this social group.
ChapterCarbon Footprint of a Household
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay’
PodcastThe Daily
Uruguay falls within a narrow tier of nearly developed countries with a carbon footprint of 4.5 tons per capita, showing promise in overlapping possibilities of living well and living without ruin, as countries seek to reduce their carbon footprint.
11:05 - 15:59 (04:54)
Summary
Uruguay falls within a narrow tier of nearly developed countries with a carbon footprint of 4.5 tons per capita, showing promise in overlapping possibilities of living well and living without ruin, as countries seek to reduce their carbon footprint.