Consumers are increasingly becoming aware of carbon footprints, but it may surprise many that the transportation of products represents only a small percentage of its CO2 emissions, Wall Street Journal reports.
In products like jackets, shoes and beer, companies thought transportation would constitute a majority of the product’s CO2 emissions, but they were wrong. CO2 emissions [...] Raw Materials Major Contributor to Carbon Footprints
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Consumers are increasingly becoming aware of carbon footprints, but it may surprise many that the transportation of products represents only a small percentage of its CO2 emissions, Wall Street Journal reports.
In products like jackets, shoes and beer, companies thought transportation would constitute a majority of the product’s CO2 emissions, but they were wrong. CO2 emissions [...] Tags: Alternative Energy · Alternative Light Bulbs · CFL Recycling · CFLs · Climate Change · Energy Conservation · Eureka! Science News - Biology & Nature · Global Warming · Green Tech · feeds · solar-energy