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Although a sharp drop in CO2 emissions has been observed in the last year, this is largely a temporary bliss. But it also serves to show that it is problem that can be solved. According to United Nations' Enivronmental Program's (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2020 2rd's of global emissions are linked to private households primarily in developed nations. This footprint needs to be reduced atleast by a factor of 30 to stay inline with the Paris Agreement targets.

This can be done by changing consumption habits and developing a sustainable lifestyle. This app serves as an accounting tool to help people make informed decisions about their lifestyle choices.

By using CO2-eq values from various sources, it takes in basic everday metrics (kg, km, kwh etc.) and calculates their estimated carbon emissions. By using visualization, progress can be monitored on a graph of monthly carbon emissions and biggest sources can be identified by the bar chart. Users can also keep track of their total cumulative emissions for the year.

This will help users implement better lifestyle choices to reduce their footprint. Learn more about how to reduce carbon footprint.

Disclaimer: Dont input any sensitive information in the website due to privacy concerns. This tool is only used for informative purposes.

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