1. Carbon footprint: the total amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual, event, organisation, community or products which are used in daily life
2. Carbon footprint of a product: the negative impacts on environmental sustainability caused by the product throughout its life cycle
3. Carbon handprint of a product: the positive impacts on environmental sustainability caused by the product throughout its life cycle
4. Carbon handprint measures
- Use of materials with low carbon footprint in product manufacturing
- Extending the life cycle and increasing the efficiency of a product
- Use of energy that emits fewer greenhouse gases and highly-efficient energy converters
- Efficient management of waste towards environmental sustainability
- Elimination of greenhouse gases and storage of carbon dioxide in carbon sinks
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