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Inspiration

We were inspired by the lack of self-awareness when it comes to individual impact on the planet due to carbon emissions.

What it does

CarbonCalc is a Mobile-First App that takes in user selections/inputs and calculates an estimated Monthly Carbon Footprint amount. The results page gives the user's annual Carbon Footprint and compares it to various countries and ranges ( low emissions / average / high emissions ) per person.

How we built it

We built CarbonCalc using JavaScript, HTML, CSS and React Packages: React-Icons, React-Router, ContextProvider [custom React Hook] ChatGPT: Generated an object of data to calculate Carbon Emissions from various sources

Challenges we ran into

• Comparing different measuring systems for Carbon Emissions (Lbs, Tons, etc...)

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Building a functional App in a weekend
• Solid GitHub workflow
• Coordinating in a team of 5 devs
• Mutual communication and learning

What we learned

• Carbon Footprint numbers and their meaning
• How to decrease Carbon Emissions with minor habit changes

What's next for CarbonCalc

• Adding a Back-End App to store data, user accounts, user interactivity
• Creating an API