Calculate your Carbon Footprint the Easy Way

Forget the annoyance of having to input a ton of info into an online carbon calculator every day. Carbon Hero offers a new solution that makes the whole process a hell of a lot more user-friendly.

Mobile entrepreneur Andreas Zachariah is working on a java-based mobile application called Carbon Hero, which can automatically tell by GPS if you’re walking, taking the train, or sucking up precious resources chugging all over town in a car. The data it gathers is then used to calculate your carbon profile, comparing it to other users and showing when you make improvements or slide toward carbon-heavy choices.

Carbon Hero is still in the testing phase. Zachariah estimates that it’ll be available by the end of this year or early 2009. It’ll roll out in the UK first, followed by Europe and then the US.

This application will be quite a kick in the ass for people who aren’t trying hard enough to reduce their carbon footprint, but want to improve. I know it’ll get me to waddle on down to the co-op when I need a handful of grocery items, instead of taking the GuiltMobile.

Link [earth2tech] & [Carbon Hero]