GreenGlobe for TechNova by meme-orableFuture

Searching for a Greener Future

Introduction • Research • Features • Technologies • How To Use • UI Blueprint • Links • Roadmap • Contributors

Introduction

Issues like climate change, resource depletion, environmental inequality, and CO2 emissions have not only permeated headlines but also the minds of individuals worldwide. Environmental anxiety, a grim reality faced by many, has left a significant portion of the population grappling with feelings of fear and depression due to concerns regarding global warming.^{1 2}

Katie Hayes, a Canadian lead author of a climate anxiety study, stated, "If we're not pairing climate change communications about the risks with the actions we can take, that can increase a lot of anxiety for people." ³ In response, we created GreenGlobe, which acknowledges the current global reality of environmental sustainability. Our platform not only offers current information, but also offers statistical predictions of a country's future sustainability, spanning up to 50 years into the future. This way, individuals can be informed of the overall state of sustainability in different geographical regions, providing them with information to plan and adapt to the changing world.

Sources

1 1 in 10 Americans face depression due to climate anxiety

(link: https://sustainability.yale.edu/explainers/yale-experts-explain-climate-anxiety)

2 Almost half of young people fear having children due to environmental concerns

(link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/four-in-10-young-people-fear-having-children-due-to-climate-crisis)

3 Scientists across Canada are trying to learn enough about climate anxiety to prevent and treat it

(link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/climate-anxiety-research-1.6547101)

Research

We used the following data sources:

• UN SDG Global Database
• Natural Earth

These sources were chosen for their comprehensiveness and credibility.

Features

• Web application displaying a dynamic map, colour-coded by each country's current overall sustainability
• Predicted future sustainability up to 50 years in the future based on past historical data
• AI-generated overviews of each country's state of sustainability
• Blue-orange percentage scale that dynamically changes to showcase data, accessible to those who are colourblind
• All data displayed originating from credible sources (i.e. the UN)

Technologies

• Vue framework for frontend
• Cloudflare Workers and Pages
• .Tech domain name
• OpenAI API for text description of sustainability
• SciPy, pandas, numpy libraries for data analysis
• Google Colab
• OpenLayers library for rendering the map
• Figma for UI/UX design

Programming Languages Used: JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS

How To Use

Go to https://greenglobe.tech/

UI Blueprint

Our initial vision for the website can be found here.

Links

DevPost: https://devpost.com/software/greenglobe-17u30a?ref_content=user-portfolio&ref_feature=in_progress

Contributors

• Tithi Patel: Data Analyst
• Julie Wojtiw-Quo: Data Analyst, Deployment
• Cindy Li: Full Stack
• Skylar Ji: Graphic and UI/UX Designer, Full Stack

Roadmap

We want to continue working on our website, implementing features like a sliding bar for users to choose up to what year they'd like to predict a country for.
We would also like to continue improving the website's UI, with features like a light-dark mode toggle. We believe that our website will be extremely useful in the real world, and we hope that our predictions and information can help alleviate the climate anxiety of individuals around the world.

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Tithi's GitHub @TITHI007

Julie's GitHub @Jewels2001

Cindy's GitHub @cindehaa

Skylar's GitHub @Skylarrji