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'''Carbon footprint''' is the alleged measurement of carbon dioxide (C0<sup>2</sup>) from human activities that supposedly have an impact on climate change, notably the burning of [[fossil fuels]] that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Typically, one's so-called carbon footprint is calculated by evaluating the amount of time a person spends traveling in various vehicles, how much electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, etc. they use in their home, what they do, eat, wear, and buy, whether or not they practice environmentalism (e.g. recycling), and what country they live in. This calculation is then used to determine what someone has to do to "offset" their carbon footprint. This almost always involves paying exorbitant amounts of money to companies that supposedly plant trees or build alternate energy producing facilities.{{fact}}
The '''carbon footprint''' is the alleged measurement of [[carbon dioxide]] (C0<sup>2</sup>) from human activities that supposedly have an impact on [[climate change]], notably the burning of [[fossil fuels]] that release [[greenhouse gasses]] into the atmosphere. Typically, one's so-called carbon footprint is calculated by evaluating the amount of time a person spends traveling in various vehicles, how much electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, etc. they use in their home, what they do, eat, wear, and buy, whether or not they practice [[environmentalism]] (e.g. [[recycling]]), and what country they live in. This calculation is then used to determine what someone has to do to "offset" their carbon footprint. This almost always involves paying exorbitant amounts of money to companies that supposedly plant trees or build alternate energy producing facilities. Liberal politicians have trumpeted the imposition of [[carbon cap]]s and carbon-trading, in order to control the carbon footprints of companies and people, yet this "carbon currency" cannot be logistically implemented and lends itself to rampant abuse.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18180878/ MSNBC] Devil is in details of carbon cap system</ref>
===Human Intervention===
===Human Intervention===
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change produced a report for the International Energy Agency (IEA) states that the price for reducing human C0<sup>2</sup> 50% by the year 2050 will cost an estimated $45 trillion dollars or ''1.1 per cent of average annual global GDP''.<ref>[http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2218500/iea-calls-trillion-energy], Businessgreen.com, IEA calls for $45 trillion energy "revolution", June 6, 2008</ref>
The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] produced a report for the [[International Energy Agency]] (IEA) which states that the price for reducing human C0<sup>2</sup> 50% by the year 2050 will cost an estimated $45 trillion dollars or ''1.1 per cent of average annual global [[GDP]]''.<ref>[http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2218500/iea-calls-trillion-energy], Businessgreen.com, IEA calls for $45 trillion energy "revolution", June 6, 2008</ref>
Detractors argue that C0<sup>2</sup> is just a tiny component of the overall mechanisms that causes the climate to change. Human driven C0<sup>2</sup> is even less a component. <ref>[http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/1489], CFP, Medieval Environmentalists’ attack CO<sup>2</sup>, January21, 2008</ref>
Detractors argue that C0<sup>2</sup> is just a tiny component of the overall mechanisms that causes the climate to change. Human driven C0<sup>2</sup> is even less a component. <ref>[http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/1489], CFP, Medieval Environmentalists’ attack CO<sup>2</sup>, January21, 2008</ref>
==References==
==References==
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