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| |  How can we help the environment by changing the way we shop, travel and use energy? Do you recycle, use public transport and energy saving light-bulbs? As part of National Science Week, Jackie Dalton looks at the idea of 'carbon footprints'. A 'carbon footprint' is a measure of how much harm we cause to the environment in our everyday lives. The average carbon footprint per person in the United Kingdom each year is a huge 10,000kg! What can we do about this? We also look at some helpful expressions we can use when talking about the environment.
Words and expressions from the programme carbon footprints a measure of how much harm we cause to the environment in our everyday lives greenhouse gas emissions gasses which have a warming effect on the Earth?s surface e.g. carbon dioxide the greenhouse effect the warming to the Earth caused by greenhouse gas emissions climate change changes to the general weather patterns on the planet domestic energy consumption the use of things like gas and electricity at home Extras  Programme script (pdf - 20k) Audio - Download 'Carbon Footprintsl' (mp3 - 2.1KB)  Try the Weekender quizListen to more programmes about the environmentMeasure your carbon footprints | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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