Which person has the biggest carbon footprint?
Disclaimer: Limited information is available to accurately answer the question of who has the biggest carbon footprint in the world. When citing specific people, this post sources based the estimates on information publicly available – billionaires with limited publicly available information have not been included in the billionaire emissions. Nonetheless, data and research indicate that […]
What is a carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases, specifically carbon dioxide, that are produced by an individual, organization, or event. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and contribute to climate change. The carbon footprint is typically measured in units of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). CO2e takes into account the global warming […]