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What Is a Carbon Footprint? Maja’s Invisible Outing Trail

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Maja compares two ways to reach the same park and discovers what a carbon footprint means. Paper-cloud cutouts mark choices linked to burning fuel, producing energy, or making new things. They are a simple comparison model, not an exact measurement. This educational children’s song explains that greenhouse gases hold extra warmth around Earth and that fewer emissions mean a smaller footprint—not necessarily zero.

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Carbon footprint

A carbon footprint adds up greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity, product or organization. Different gases are usually expressed as an equivalent amount of CO₂.

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Greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gases absorb and emit heat radiation, slowing energy loss from Earth. They include carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour.

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Text from the recording’s subtitles.

Song lyrics
¿Qué huella dejará el paseo de Maya? Deja botella, bolsa, comida y llaves. Si se quema combustible, pone una nube. Energía u objeto nuevo: otra nube. Sirven para comparar, no para medir. Esos gases guardan calor extra en la Tierra. La huella de carbono no es una pisada. Estima gases de efecto invernadero, ligados a un objeto o una acción. Más emisiones agrandan la huella. En auto y con envases nuevos: más nubes. La otra ruta comienza caminando. Maya apaga la luz antes de salir. Su botella y su bolsa: menos nubes. La huella de carbono no es una pisada. Estima gases de efecto invernadero, ligados a un objeto o una acción. Más emisiones agrandan la huella. Las dos rutas llegan al mismo parque. El cálculo depende de cómo se hace y usa. Con menos energía y cosas, puede bajar. La huella de carbono no es una pisada. Estima gases de efecto invernadero, ligados a un objeto o una acción. Más emisiones agrandan la huella. Menos nubes: menos emisiones, no cero.
Language version lyrics
What trail will Maja’s outing leave? By the door: bottle, bag, snacks, car keys. When fuel must burn, she sets one paper cloud. Power or a newly made thing can add one. The cutouts compare; they don’t measure exactly. These gases hold extra warmth around Earth. A carbon footprint isn’t a real print. It’s an estimate of greenhouse gases, linked to a thing or something we do. More emissions make the footprint grow. A short drive, new wrappers—more paper clouds. The other route begins with a walk. Maja switches off the unused lamp. Her own bottle and bag mean fewer clouds. A carbon footprint isn’t a real print. It’s an estimate of greenhouse gases, linked to a thing or something we do. More emissions make the footprint grow. Both routes arrive at the very same park. The estimate depends how things are made and used. Less energy and material can make it smaller. A carbon footprint isn’t a real print. It’s an estimate of greenhouse gases, linked to a thing or something we do. More emissions make the footprint grow. Fewer clouds mean fewer emissions—not zero.
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What Is a Carbon Footprint? Maja’s Invisible Outing Trail

Maja compares two ways to reach the same park and discovers what a carbon footprint means. Paper-cloud cutouts mark choices linked to burning fuel, producing energy, or making new things. They are a simple comparison model, not an exact measurement. This educational children’s song explains that greenhouse gases hold extra warmth around Earth and that fewer emissions mean a smaller footprint—not necessarily zero.

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