{"id":77,"date":"2021-11-26T13:44:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T11:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carbonradar.net\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2021-11-30T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:46:43","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carbonradar.net\/index.php\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Here are some frequently asked questions and answers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Carbon is a chemical element. Carbon is found in many greenhouse gases.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Carbon dioxide (CO<\/span>2<\/span>) is a chemical compound. It is created in all combustion. Carbon dioxide is the most significant of the greenhouse gases produced by humans.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The carbon footprint tells you how much greenhouse gases are generated during the life cycle of a product or activity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Carbon footprint management is part of responsible operations. Emissions from the company’s operations can be reduced once the carbon footprint has been calculated. In general, reducing emissions also makes operations more efficient, leading to financial savings. Through the calculation of the carbon footprint, it is also possible to wake up to other development needs. In addition, consumers have a growing desire to make ecological choices, enabling businesses to respond to these changing needs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Calculating your carbon footprint has a great benefit to a company. For a company to reduce its emissions, its carbon footprint must be reduced. As a result of the calculation, the company receives an accurate report on the impact of different business segments on the carbon footprint and can thus identify the most significant reduction targets. This creates opportunities to make cuts to emissions, which usually brings savings to the company as well. In addition, the importance of carbon footprint information continues to grow among investors and consumers. The carbon footprint can be calculated as needed for a product, function, or the entire company.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The carbon dioxide equivalent (CO<\/span>2<\/span>-eq. or CO<\/span>2<\/span>e) is a quantity that describes the global warming effect of emissions. Because different greenhouse gases heat the climate differently, the carbon dioxide equivalent takes these differences into account by calculating the different effects on the same unit.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Carbon neutrality means that the net amount of carbon dioxide (CO<\/span>2<\/span>) entering the atmosphere is reduced to zero. Carbon neutrality often does not mean that no emissions occur, but carbon neutrality is achieved through emission reductions and compensation for unavoidable emissions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The carbon unit corresponds to one additional ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO<\/span>2<\/span>e) produced in the compensation project. Organizations can buy and use carbon units to offset their emissions. Purchased carbon units are removed so that they do not end up in the system and cause double counting.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The price of Green Carbon’s carbon units generated from domestic carbon sinks is \u20ac 28. The price of foreign coal units varies between about 10 \u20ac and 30 \u20ac.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Climate change means a long-term significant change in the climate, due to an increase in the global average temperature of the climate. The global temperature has already risen by about 0,8 Celsius since the industrialization of the 1880s and will continue to rise unless action is taken at both the individual and corporate levels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Global warming means an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s lower atmosphere and the seas.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Climate change is the result of rising global average temperatures. The temperature rise is due to increased greenhouse gases, the most significant of which is carbon dioxide.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Human activities, for example through the burning of industry or fossil fuels, contribute to climate change. Human activity changes the number of greenhouse gases and small particles in the atmosphere, as well as cloud cover. Greenhouse gases and small particles convert into incoming and reflected solar radiation on the planet, which can have a warming or cooling effect on the climate. With industrialization, human activities have had a warming effect on the climate.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The most significant greenhouse gases of all are carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Emissions fall into three different categories. Direct emissions (Scope 1) are emissions that result directly from activities. Indirect emissions (Scope 2), on the other hand, are emissions caused by the use of energy and electricity. Value chain emissions (Scope 3) are emissions from the end-use of products sold and the acquisition of goods and services.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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There are many different options for reducing emissions. The cheapest way is to save energy and increase energy efficiency. Indeed, these are often the most significant emission reduction targets observed as a result of the carbon footprint calculation. Making emission reductions is a significant part of a company’s environmental performance. However, in addition to emission reductions, the carbon released into the atmosphere must also be sequestered through carbon sinks. Through our carbon services, we offer companies the opportunity to take relevant climate action to curb climate change.<\/span><\/p>

Emissions can be reduced, for example:<\/span><\/p>