{"id":6022,"date":"2022-10-05T13:39:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copaiba.org.br\/?page_id=6022"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:57:04","slug":"pegada-de-carbono","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/copaiba.org.br\/en\/participe\/pegada-de-carbono\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carbon footprint<\/h1><\/div>

Carbon footprint<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

For starters, do you know what CARBON is?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Carbon is the base element of Organic Chemistry, being responsible for most of the existing compounds in nature. It is present in Human DNA, in the soil, also in greenhouse gases and is essential for life, as it is part of life cycles, such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

What about the CARBON FOOTPRINT?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

When we talk about carbon footprint, it is not about the element pure carbon, but a substance that is composed of carbon and oxygen: carbon dioxide gas (CO\u00b2)<\/b>, a gas of greenhouse effect<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The carbon footprint, then, refers to the amount of <\/span>CO\u00b2<\/b>, which we emit in daily activities, such as:<\/span>
\n\u2013 car combustion;
\n\u2013 use of the stove;
\n\u2013 food production (especially meat);
\n\u2013 by the use of electrical energy;
\n\u2013 consumption of products that generate this polluting gas during their manufacture;
\n\u2013 among others.CO\u00b2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

When <\/span>we calculate this daily emission and turn it into numbers<\/b>, this result is the <\/span>carbon footprint<\/b><\/span> that we are leaving on the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Why do I need to worry?<\/p>\n<\/div>

Because these gases are largely responsible for warming the Earth's temperature. If the planet's temperature continues to rise, we will have difficulty finding clean water, producing food and breathing clean air. Is it urgent!<\/span><\/p>\n

By discovering the size of the carbon footprint of each person, community, company, etc., we can verify the impacts we are causing on the atmosphere, and thus, promote actions to compensate for these impacts and stop global warming. planet life and avoid overloading the Earth?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Today there are tools that help us to know how big our footprints are!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i>CLICK TO CALCULATE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

plant trees and <\/strong>offset your footprint!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Trees sequester CO\u00b2 and produce oxygen; they are the filter of our planet!<\/p>\n

With the <\/span>Copaiba Association<\/b>, you buy trees and we plant them for you to offset your footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n

every R$<\/span>20<\/span>, a native tree<\/span> is planted!<\/b>
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At Copa\u00edba we have more than 20 years of experience in the conservation and restoration of the Atlantic Forest, we will take care of your trees until they become part of a forest!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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<\/i>Click and offset your carbon footprint<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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And now?<\/p>\n<\/div>

So far, you already know the impact of your footprint and that you can offset it by planting trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Going forward, how about reducing your carbon footprint? <\/span>Here are some actions that can be done on a daily basis:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>