Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions. It is estimated that 37.12 billion metric tons of carbon emission are produced per year since 1940 and keep rising with the highest amount ever recorded in 2022. Our technology aims to improve the ability to measure, analyze, or take decisive action on carbon emissions and other harmful greenhouse gases like Methane, Nitrous Oxide and industrial gases. The technology will provide users with information about the amount of greenhouse gases produced around the world, their region and by themselves.
Informs users about their carbon footprint and the impact their daily action has on the environment
Climate change is an urgent global issue that demands immediate attention and action and one of the major contributors of climate change is the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. While many efforts are underway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, measuring these emissions and providing them to users has not become widely possible. That is why I've created an app that provides data about carbon emissions and other harmful greenhouse gases and provide users with a better understanding of their impact in the environment. The app is meant to raise awareness and educate users about the impact their daily action have on the enviornment, how they can improve it and empower individuals to make more sustainable choices.
The reason why most people are unaware about the impact carbon emission has on our environment is because information about it is not readly accessible to them. My technology makes it possible for user to know and see changes to our environment, how they impact the environment, what changes can be made to reduce this and so on. Tools that are already available or similar to mine allow users to calculate their carbon footprint but do not measure or show information about other greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, which are also significant contributors to climate change. To address these issues, I designed an app that can accurately measure, predict and show the amount of carbon emissions and other harmful greenhouse gases.
Another advantage of my app is its ease of use. The app is designed to be user-friendly, with a simple interface that allows users to easily track their carbon footprint and access information on how to reduce it. The app also includes social sharing features, allowing users to share their progress and encourage others to make more sustainable choices.
- Watson Assistant
- Watson Text To speech
- Watson Speech to Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NvmjDyJT8
For the app, we only managed to design the front-end of the app, the Watson Assistant we created has not yet been implemented but is running on a server in Heroko.com (link below)
https://co2app.herokuapp.com
- Clone the project above
- Run the project on VS Code and open Terminal
- Install Dependencies
npm install
- Run App (make sure to make expo cli installed on your device)
npx expo start
- Make sure to have the expo app on your devide and run app on Android by scanning QR Code