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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism]] | |||
* [[Carbon footprint]] | * [[Carbon footprint]] | ||
* [[Carbon leakage]] | * [[Carbon leakage]] | ||
* [[Carbon offsetting]] | * [[Carbon offsetting]] | ||
* [[Corporate social responsibility]] | * [[Corporate social responsibility]] | ||
* [[Emissions]] | * [[Emissions]] | ||
* [[Environmental concerns]] | * [[Environmental concerns]] | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 3 August 2021
1. Environmental policy - carbon footprint - construction.
In the context of buildings and other physical infrastructure, embedded carbon is the carbon footprint associated with the materials and construction processes.
It is the total carbon footprint incurred before the project becomes operational.
2. Environmental policy - carbon footprint.
More broadly, the carbon footprint associated with the production of any physical goods.
Embedded carbon is also known as embodied carbon, embedded emissions, or embedded carbon emissions.
