Covid-19 has shed light on the fact that a world with significantly lower carbon emissions is possible. Our project assigns individual users an approximate carbon “score” through the use of a carbon emissions calculator and tailored questions. From one-use plastic buying, to general lifestyle questions, we help users visualize their carbon footprint and give them the opportunity to lower it through environmentally friendly alternatives. From there, the user can add daily positive tasks that reduce their overall footprint size. We aim to show every user that even the smallest of lifestyle changes can significantly reduce their footprint!
Our team was struck by the overwhelming pre-Covid vs. post-Covid data proving that a healthier world can indeed be a reality. We used the Space agency data as a building block to help us understand if lower emissions are a possibility even without social isolation. We used Flutter (Java) and GitHub to develop our project. As a team we began the challenge with many different skill sets and coding abilities but were able to adapt, divide, and conquer as the challenge progressed. The coding team members built the emissions calculator from scratch using data that we scraped from NASA and other space agency carbon emissions data.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fqYB9FZSGvmEA1OT5nAD-QGQdQLUl0H9/view?usp=sharing
NASA DATA:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/near-real-time
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/pathfinders/covid-19
https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/mapping/popest/covid-19/
https://github.com/nasa
JAXA DATA:
https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ptree/index.html
https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/?lang=en
OTHER DATA:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01497-0
Results of forced confinement: