Green Screen

Transportation. Consumerism. Climate change. Our app is designed to allow both consumers and businesses to put a scale on their everyday journeys and the carbon footprint of their choices.

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Inspiration

Climate change is affecting us all, in some way, shape, or form. More frequent and intense drought, storms, heatwaves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers, and warming oceans can directly harm animals, destroy the places they live, and wreak havoc on people’s livelihoods and communities. We built Green Screen to build greater awareness of how we as a species are currently affecting this problem, and how it can be slowed down enough for the Earth to rebuild its protective layers. According to studies, transport is responsible for 21%-28% of greenhouse gas emissions. Our app will enable users to find greater and more efficient methods of dealing with transport so that this number can be reduced and we can fight back against climate change.

What it does

This app will allow people and businesses to reflect on their choices and find out how they can reduce their carbon footprint and help in building a safer world. The app will allow users to plan their journey, thus viewing the most eco-friendly method of getting from A to B whilst simultaneously factoring in things like time or traffic. A user enters the location they are traveling from and the destination they are traveling to. They will then be able to view the environmental impact of traversing that route - by looking at CO2 emissions data - via different modes of transport including cars, buses, trains, and aircraft.

How we built it

  • We used Java and Kotlin along with a Google Collab platform
  • Utilised Android Studio as our IDE

Challenges we ran into

  • Learning Languages (kotlin and Java)
  • Struggling with APIs

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • The APIs functioning
  • Our solution is for a good cause

What we learned

  • How to work under pressure
  • Time-management
  • A great sense of teamwork

What's next for Green Screen

Soon we will implement many more features to Green Screen, including a food mile tracker. This will enable users to use the barcodes on their produce to track and trace the origin of their food and the impact of the journey it took. This will make users consider alternatives to these products that are much more eco-friendly.

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