Fossil fuels generate about three-quarters of greenhouse gas emission that are attributed to humans. when we operate vehicles, heat our homes, and even use electricity, we burn the fossil fuels that release GHG emissions and adds to carbon footprint.

The diet we are taking has a major impact on a person’s carbon footprint. Protein from the red meat especially beef, rice which is normally grown in paddy fields with high levels of water and methane release. Cross country food supplies as they travel long distances some times refrigerated all lead to high emission. Also the packaged and processed food also include lots of energy consumption and GHG emissions. Locally grown fresh food can avoid all these emissions.

Another option for reducing the carbon footprint is to use less air conditioning and heating in the home. This can be achieved by adding insulation to the walls and attic of your home. Further installing weather stripping or caulking around doors and windows one can lower their heating costs by more than twenty-five percent. Similarly, one can very inexpensively upgrade the "insulation" or the clothing worn by residents of the home. Even one can set the temperature around 25-degree Celsius where cooling is required, even one degree can help you save energy and GHG emissions.

There are many ways to reduce the carbon footprint. Reduce reuse and recycle the products, minimize the usage of electricity by using efficient appliances. Promote public transportation and utilize bs metro rail when and where possible, prefer smaller cars over SUVs and other big cars. In addition to these, there are many organizations that are working on to reduce carbon footprint. In fact, this practice is popular in some commercial companies.

Individuals and companies can also buy the carbon credits through environmental agencies, who help them to carbon-offsetting their emissions and negate their carbon footprint. Many companies are there in the market who sell carbon credits online, but it is important to ensure you buy credits from reputable companies in order to ensure that you are reducing your carbon footprint. Offsetting is usually considered a last resort. Before offsetting, people must try to reduce their emissions in any way they can. The Paris agreement has set goals to reduce emissions and limit global warming to less than one point five degrees Celsius, this can only be achieved if the individuals, corporates and governments all take action at their own level.