For anything you do,work out the carbon it generates

“As individuals there is a lot we can do to deal. It may be as simple as using a recyclable bag while going to the market,” said Mohan Polamar,40,MD and CEO of Palador Pictures and one of the co-founders of the project.

The team devised an India-specific tool called the carbon footprint calculator which translates a person’s activities like food consumption,mode of transport and energy usage into a measurable unit. The tool is accessible on no2co2.in.

“How can we as a nation be held accountable unless there is a tool for every individual first?” says environmental engineer Vivek Gilani,33,who has spent two years drawing on the national inventory on emissions and researching on diagnostic tools to arrive at the footprint calculator.

Over the last couple of months,the group has tied up with housing societies and some corporates to translate their research into practice.

Their clientele include the lounge-cum resto bar Blue Frog at Lower Parel; Bibo,a Hyderabad-based packaged water supplier,and the Bangalore-based resort Jungle Retreat. Their solutions include composting,recycling paper,car pooling,using fuel-efficient vehicles,energy audits,solar heating panels,motion sensor electrical appliances to slashing down on waste generation,and reducing food miles by purchasing food products locally.

Gilani says they are in the process of tying up with a leading flight booking agency so that tickets can carry statutory warnings on the footprint of any journey.

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