Apps for your carbon emissions budget
Your carbon footprint measures the amount of greenhouse gas admissions that you admit through your lifestyle. It calculates your total impact on the planet by taking data such as the number of miles you drive a car, your diet, where and how you buy your clothes, and much more. Most of these apps are quite simple and can give you a general overview but it can be quite shocking. I remember the first time I calculated my carbon footprint, it said I was living using the equivalent of 3 earths. I took the test three more times just to confirm that it was true.
Some of the more intelligent platforms can take your spending data and create a much more accurate profile of your footprint. But the real question is - how can you regularly track and measure your consumption? Can we budget carbon emissions for our daily life like we budget our money for takeout?
Here’s the good news: there are so many wonderful apps out there that will help you measure and reduce your footprint in an easy and manageable way.
Here are five apps that we recommend to help you reduce your carbon footprint:
This app gives you an understanding of your carbon footprint by using data from your purchases to measure your impact. The beauty of Joro is that you can connect your credit card to and it automatically reads your purchases and assigns the appropriate carbon emissions factor. You can review your footprint on a monthly and weekly level. Joro then helps you join challenges to improve. Finally, you can also offset your impact through the app and utilize their verified services.
The app Paper Karma helps you eliminate your junk mail. All you do is snap a picture of the mail, type your mailing address, and then unsubscribe. Just like that! You can eliminate those catalogs, random requests, and offers that you no longer want to receive. You are making life easier for yourself while also reducing waste.
Welcome to your “plastic diet”. This app specializes in helping you reduce your plastic consumption by giving you sustainable alternatives that are easy and accessible. They first measure the amount of plastic you use with a Plastic Mass Index calculator, and from there, they help you reduce your consumption. You can choose different subjects you want to work on such as your bathroom, kitchen and more.
This app has five stars in the App store today! You can measure your impact, create goals for yourself, learn about admissions, and acquire new skills to help you reduce your carbon footprint. You can learn about current environmental problems through this app while seeing your impact with their carbon calculator. Finally, they give you tips and ideas on products to use in the future.
Earth Hero is an app that lets you set your own goals, measures your carbon footprint, and connects you with others working to make a change for the better of the earth. You can focus on your improvement while becoming an advocate through the app.
Any others you know of? Let us know - we want to hear from you!
