How it works
A brief introduction to CarbonApp
CarbonApp is a tool that calculates the emissions of Carbon Dioxide equivalent related to the lifestyle of a single person. To evaluate the impact of a specific person we use data provided by the user about hiss or hers lifestyle. These data are converted into a emission factor using correlations retrieved in the scientific literature. The sources are listed in the Excel file that you can download at the end of the page.
CarbonApp is a tool that calculates the emissions of Carbon Dioxide equivalent related to the lifestyle of a single person. To evaluate the impact of a specific person we use data provided by the user about hiss or hers lifestyle. These data are converted into a emission factor using correlations retrieved in the scientific literature. The sources are listed in the Excel file that you can download at the end of the page.
The tool has been originally developed by Pietro Gradi, Valerio Nardo Marino and Farid Hosen under the supervision of
Alessia Manfredi, Pietro Ungar and Giampaolo Manfrida from the
SERG Group
of the University of Florence in the scope of the sustainable energy course of the master degree of
Mechanical Engineering for Sustainability
.
For further explainations or suggestions you can contact
Alessia Manfredi
or
Pietro Ungar
.
How to use it
For the Diet section the user have to insert data about a typical week, and what you eat in average quantities. For the Transport section, you have to similarly insert data about which method to move around in a typical week you use. Obviously, the number of kilometers travelled by foot or by bike are not considered as they are associated with negligible emissions. For the House section, the first thing to insert is the number of people that you share the house with, because it allows to distribute the impact of some part, like the impact of house heating or washing machine; the elements that are corrected with the number of family members are indicated into the information box below the input groups. For the Clothes section, you have to insert the number of clothes that you buy each year.
For the Diet section the user have to insert data about a typical week, and what you eat in average quantities. For the Transport section, you have to similarly insert data about which method to move around in a typical week you use. Obviously, the number of kilometers travelled by foot or by bike are not considered as they are associated with negligible emissions. For the House section, the first thing to insert is the number of people that you share the house with, because it allows to distribute the impact of some part, like the impact of house heating or washing machine; the elements that are corrected with the number of family members are indicated into the information box below the input groups. For the Clothes section, you have to insert the number of clothes that you buy each year.
Once you have done with the input collection you can press the "Calculate" button in order to see your results.