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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Sam.
Hello, I'm Neil.
That's a tasty chocolate bar you're mentioning on there, Neil.
Tasty, but maybe not healthy.
But at least on the wrapper, there's a label to tell you about its sugar,
fat and calorie content.
Yes, the little colored guide on the wrapper allows consumers to compare the healthiness of different things.
Well, in this program, we'll be looking at an idea to add a label showing the carbon footprint of a product and talking about some vocabulary used around this subject.
By carbon footprint, we mean how much carbon is used through the activities of a person,
company or country.
This new system sounds like a good idea, Sam.
Yes, but as normal, we still have a question for you to answer first.
I think we all agree we want to reduce our carbon footprint somehow,
but according to the Centre for Research into energy demand solutions,
how many tons of CO2 equivalent per person annually could be reduced by living car free?
Is it A, around one ton, B, around two tons, or C, around three tons?
I'm sure living without a car would reduce CO2, so I'll say C, around three tons.