Language doesn't appear to be the driver here. The concept of a carbon footprint is what changes how I think, the name is just a compelling way of conveying tha

Language doesn't appear to be the driver here. The concept of a carbon footprint is what changes how I think, the name is just a compelling way of conveying that concept. If it were called 'per capita carbon consumption', it would still change how we think in the same way, though fewer people might be aware of it.