carbon footprint

Reduce Your

Carbon

Footprint Aleksia Qirjazi

FIT 1000

5/6/2013

Aleksia Qirjazi Carbon Footprint

The Problem

Unaware of the things we can do to improve our climate

Carbon emissions in our atmosphere have increased dramatically

Burning of fossil fuels, coal, oil, and gas

Causes increase in CO2; warming our climate & altering our weather with more droughts and extreme weather patterns

Sea levels are rising; countries at risk

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqV-kx2ClXU

How We Can Solve This

Problem

This app will solve the problem of informing individuals what they are doing wrong and how we can improve it to reduce emissions

By reducing our emissions by 50-85% globally by mid century

This is possible if we reduce our emissions by 2% each year

“Reduce what you can, offset what you can’t”

Can help by making simple changes to your daily routines

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How can we help? Keep track of:

Carbon footprint of your car: You could save more than a ton of CO2 per year by:

- Accelerating slowly and smoothly- Driving the speed limit

Travel: Carpooling once a week saves 20% Walk rather than driving

Home: Lighting – Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) save

more than 2/3rds of the energy of a regular incandescent. Each bulb can save $40 or more over its lifetime.

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http://sustainability.publicradio.org/consumed/tips.html

http://www.climatechangechallenge.org/Resource Centre/Climate-Change/4-what_is carbon_footprint.htm

http://www.climatechangechallenge.org/Resource Centre/Climate-Change/4-what_is carbon_footprint.htm

Continued… To save water, turn the faucet off when

brushing or shaving. These simple changes can save many thousands of gallons of water annually.

Only 40% of the average American’s carbon footprint is due to their direct energy use. Other 60% is indirect; comes from everything we buy and use. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

Manufacturing products produces an average 4-8 pounds of CO2 for every pound of manufactured product.

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http://www2.epa.gov/recycle









Targeted Users

Individuals that are eco-friendly

Any age/gender

Improve their individual carbon footprint

Reduce emissions and create awareness

Individuals that want to improve their

lifestyle, meanwhile helping others that

wish to do the same

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Why should we solve this

problem?

Improve within ourselves

Make a positive change

If we don’t improve the way we live, we will continue to harm our environment until it is too late

The choices we make in our homes, our travel, the food we eat, and what we buy and throw away all influence our carbon footprint and can help ensure a stable climate for future generations.

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Relations to this problem

Would like to improve my own carbon footprint

Relatives that are eco-friendly

Want to help others along the way

For future generations

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Ultimate Goals

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Increase popularity

of the app

Get users to

provide feedback

Measure impact

on our climate

Carbon Footprint APP

Enables you to know your carbon footprint

This App helps keep track of your improvement each day

Carbon footprint calculator that measures your impact on our climate

Estimates how many tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases your choices create

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The App Get started by entering the amount of people in

your household

Next, select if you want to calculate your own carbon footprint, or calculate a carbon footprint for your entire household

Submit the state you live in/household type

Answer questions about how you conserve energy at home, about the way you travel, what your food and diet consists of, and how much you recycle

Finally, get results of your behavior, and how you can improve

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Software

Developed with top line software for the

convenience of many people

Software for iOS devices- Things such as

iPad’s, iPhones and iPod touch

Work off of Graphic Software

Interactive App

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http://www.apple.com

Where is it Found?

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Can be found in the

App store on any

Apple Devices

Type in “Carbon

Footprint” and the

app will show up on

your screen

Click on the app and

press “download”

Interaction

Can interact with other people using the

same app

Communicate with new ideas and

improvements

Compare your carbon footprints with

others

Sign up through Facebook and interact

with others that have this App as well

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http://www.facebook.com

Layout

This app will feature a virtual household

Are able to select any room in the

household (bathroom, bedroom, etc.)

Chart will appear where you can jot

down notes/keep track of the simple

changes you have made when using

certain electronics etc.

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Home Menu

Many options to choose from

Summary

Reduce

Share

FAQ

Charts/Improvements

Options

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsWhJX7Ihiw

Characters

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You are the main character on this App!

This App is all about improving in yourself in hopes of making a change

The instructor will be informing you of what you can reduce, and reuse; will also inform you on your improvement each week

Example

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After you have

inserted all of your

information, a chart

will appear showing

you your estimated

greenhouse gas

emissions compared

to the U.S national

average

Global App

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The Carbon Footprint App will run in every language, making it possible for anyone around the world to access this App

Will run and be available for anyone that is interested in this App

Publicity

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Hope to advertise this app on magazines such as Verdant Simply Green Mother Jones

Will also advertise through the use of Social media such as Facebook

Hope to create a well-known App that is very useful

Works Cited http://www.whatsmycarbonfootprint.com/


http://www.thecarbonaccount.com/carbonexplained/

http://www.apple.com/iphone/from-the-app-store/

http://www.usa.gov/Mobile/AppsGallery/FAQs.shtml

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/

http://www.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/carbon-footprint.htm

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http://www.whatsmycarbonfootprint.com/

http://www.whatsmycarbonfootprint.com/


























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