{"id":2322,"date":"2021-07-27T18:05:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incyma.es\/inicio\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2021-07-27T18:05:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:05:04","slug":"la-huella-de-carbono-herramienta-esencial-para-frenar-el-cambio-climatico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.incyma.es\/en\/la-huella-de-carbono-herramienta-esencial-para-frenar-el-cambio-climatico\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CARBON FOOTPRINT: AN ESSENTIAL TOOL TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do a kilogram of meat, a plastic bottle, traveling by car, charging our PC, doing laundry, a person, a company\u2026 among thousands of other things, have in common? The answer is that they all generate an environmental impact known as carbon footprint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

All these actions or routines leave behind a trail of greenhouse gases (GHG)<\/strong>\u00a0directly or indirectly, these elements accumulate in the atmosphere and overheat the planet, accelerating the climate change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, we can affirm that the carbon footprint<\/strong> Is this the mark we leave on the planet? Because this trace of greenhouse gases (GHG)<\/strong> It stems from human activity.<\/p>\n

CARBON FOOTPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n

This environmental indicator measures both direct and indirect emissions of compounds such as methane<\/strong> (CH4<\/sub>), he nitrogen oxide<\/strong> (N2<\/sub>O), the hydrofluorocarbons<\/strong> (HFCs), the perfluorocarbons<\/strong> (PFCs), the sulfur hexafluoride<\/strong> (SF6<\/sub>) and, above all, the most abundant one and the one that has contributed most to global warming since 1990:\u00a0he carbon dioxide<\/strong> (CO2<\/sub>).<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to reduce the carbon footprint<\/strong> And if compensation is not possible, we must address mitigation and adaptation initiatives. For example, in the case of organizations<\/strong><\/span>, They can learn about their footprint and analyze their GHG emissions<\/strong> through a standardized system such as\u00a0GHG Protocol<\/strong> e ISO 14064-1:2019<\/strong>. In the case of products<\/strong><\/span> o services<\/strong><\/span>, The measurement is taken into account the entire life cycle<\/strong> of said product or service, and may employ standards such as\u00a0PAS 2050:2011<\/strong>, GHG Protocol, ISO 14040:2006<\/strong>, ISO 14067:2018\u2026 <\/strong>among others.<\/p>\n

ADVANTAGES OF CALCULATING MY CARBON FOOTPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n