Swati Inani, Ph.D. Scholar, Department of EECM, CCAS, MPUAT, Udaipur is the admin of this application. All the components on back-end and front-end, are under her control.

Sensitization and continues improvement. Sensitization is the key to any change and then measuring the change impact is also important for continue improving. This app intends to cover these two concepts.

Continues improvement is the incantation of all work that we do. Admin is ever ready for any improvement after a wider user feedback and consultations.

The app is an estimation of user’s footprint. For absolutely precise estimation, a lot of variables would have to be asked which would make the app experience very cumbersome.

Indeed, we have incorporated the lifestyle emissions for 4 major heads (cooking fuels, electricity appliances, kitchen and plastic waste). However, more categories can be added as per user response.

The app uses basic contact information for correctly attributing an account to a user. 

This app is for personal carbon footprint. However, some resources such as electricity and cooking gas are shared between many people in the same house. Hence, the number of people is asked by the app to calculate the individual consumption value for such shared resources.

This app calculates footprint for the app user only. It automatically makes necessary adjustments on back-end, to factor in shared resources. The output units are taken as co2 equivalent so as to standardize emissions of various types, for which co2 equivalent is a globally accepted unit.

Ideally, the user should keep at least a one month gap between successive calculations to factor in lifestyle changes that she/ he might do after the first calculation. There is no bar on anyone as to how many times they are allowed to calculate their carbon footprint. This will continually show results from the last completed assessment.

The app is managed by the admin. Suggestions may be passed on via email at the address: swati.g.goyal@gmail.com. 

Due to administrative considerations, it may not be possible for the admin to personally respond to your emails. However, all the suggestions shall be read and discussed internally by the app admin.