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Four-panel illustration depicting environmental impact, with a footprint on a beach, pollution from factories, AC, lightbulbs, plastic, and a natural river landscape.

Four-panel illustration depicting environmental impact, with a footprint on a beach, pollution from factories, AC, lightbulbs, plastic, and a natural river landscape.

What Is a Carbon Footprint? Imagine youโ€™re walking on the beach. Every step you take leaves a footprint in the sand. Now imagine this: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Everything we do at home โ€” switching on lights, using AC, taking long showers, using plastic bottles โ€” also leaves a kind of invisible footprint, not on sand, but on our planet. This invisible mark is called a carbon footprint. โญ The bigger our actions โ†’ the bigger the footprint โ†’ the more the Earth gets affected. โญ The smaller our actions โ†’ the smaller the footprint โ†’ the happier the planet! See more