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What does everyone think about an open source project to find and eliminate all personal nonrenewable carbon emissions? Something like a spreadsheet across all
by zackmorris 8y ago
What does everyone think about an open source project to find and eliminate all personal nonrenewable carbon emissions? Something like a spreadsheet across all features that can be optimized, possibly with machine learning. For example:
* Best/cheapest/easiest rooftop solar parts and suppliers
* Best/cheapest/easiest electric/hybrid cars
* Most practical home greenhouse and hydroponic kits (for growing all non-grain fruits and vegetables at home)
* Most sustainable and local sources of free-range and grass-fed meat and dairy products
* Most feasible carpool/ride sharing services
* Most feasible group living arrangements
Etc etc etc (I'm sure I'm forgetting a few). I know that all of these services exist in various forms, but we need a plan yesterday that people can just jump onboard with. I have friends installing amortized solar panels paid for by the installer, others with backyard chicken coops, some with hybrid and electric vehicles, and so on.
Things are changing but not nearly at the speed they could be if we made this all more accessible. I used to be blocked by lack of income, now it's lack of time. For most people it's probably lack of information and willpower. None of these are technology reasons. Which suggests to me that these are logistical problems that we could finally solve relatively quickly.
- ip26 8y agoThese things are a lot more complicated than that, with a million permutations across all the zip codes of the world. You're better off focusing on tools to help people find what suits them, rather than a ten line list "best solar panel, best car, best rideshare..." For solar, try: https://www.energysage.com/ https://www.energysage.com/
- discordance 8y agoGreat idea and an easy one to start