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Project Inspiration

Climate change is one of the most complex challenges humanity faces, yet many of the policy decisions that shape our planet’s future are made without accessible, visual tools to understand their consequences. Most people cannot intuitively grasp what a 15% increase in renewable energy adoption or a $50/ton carbon tax might actually mean for global temperatures over the next 50 years.

EcoSim was born from a simple question:

What if anyone could simulate the future of the planet in real time?

Our goal was to democratize climate literacy by giving policymakers, students, activists, and curious minds a hands-on way to explore how their decisions ripple through Earth’s systems. By combining climate data, simulation logic, and generative AI explanations, EcoSim transforms abstract policy into tangible, visual outcomes.

Technology Stack

Languages

TypeScript
Python 3.11+

Frameworks & Libraries

React 18
Vite
React Three Fiber / Three.js
react-globe.gl
Tailwind CSS
TanStack Query
FastAPI
Pydantic

Tools

pnpm
DeepSeekr
Uvicorn

Product Summary

EcoSim is an interactive climate policy simulation platform that allows users to adjust real-world environmental levers such as carbon tax rates, renewable energy adoption, and deforestation reduction, then instantly visualize the downstream effects on global temperature, emissions levels, and sea level rise.

Key Features

Interactive Policy Controls

Intuitive sliders allow users to tune policy variables and trigger live simulations.

3D Earth Visualization

A real-time 3D globe renders heatmaps, emission particles, and atmospheric changes driven by simulation output.

AI-Powered Explanations

A generative AI layer interprets simulation results in plain language, explaining why each policy decision leads to specific environmental outcomes.

User Experience

Users land on a visually immersive dashboard centered around a live 3D Earth. They can adjust policy sliders, run simulations, and receive both:

a visual update to the globe
a clear AI-generated narrative explaining the projected impact

The experience is designed to be exploratory and intuitive, encouraging users to compare scenarios and build genuine intuition for climate policy trade-offs.