ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Carbon Disclosure Project

Okay kiddo, so the Carbon Disclosure Project is like a way for companies to check how much they contribute to global warming.

Imagine you and your friends have a big pile of toys. Every time you take a toy from the pile, it gets smaller and smaller. This is kind of what happens to the air when we use things like cars and factories to make things. This makes the earth get warmer and causes problems like melting ice and more hurricanes.

The Carbon Disclosure Project helps companies measure how many toys (carbon emissions) they take from the pile (the air). That way, they can see if they're taking too many toys and try to take fewer, so the pile won't get smaller as quickly.

It's like if you had a chore chart where you keep track of how many cookies you eat or how much you watch TV. You can use that chart to see if you're doing something too much and try to do less of it.

So, the Carbon Disclosure Project helps companies be more responsible and do their part to help the earth stay healthy.