We’ve often thought about how different states and countries compare when talking about carbon emission, but never how different districts in one given city compare. In the continued effort for San Francisco to stay ahead of the green curve, as well as the technology curve, San Francisco is launching the EcoMap, available to the general public on May 21st. The EcoMap gives San Franciscans the ability to see the collective results of their individual footprint, but also offers the ability to see how each district and zip code compare to one another.
Urban EcoMap Visual Preview from Urban EcoMap on Vimeo.
The great thing about this tool? Incentive. The EcoMap gives people incentive to improve their contributions to “greening” their respective areas, as they compete with other areas to have the lowest emissions (you can literally spy on your neighbor’s carbon footprint), as they progress toward meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals. And if people are unaware of the ways to green their lives, EcoMap also gives useful, locally available tools and resources for anyone wishing to reduce their carbon footprint.
San Francisco is the first city worldwide to introduce this urban EcoMap, and hopefully, later on, more cities will adopt this tool. Cities are the world’s major source of greenhouse gas emissions, creating 80 percent of global carbon emissions. With the EcoMap, people can see, firsthand, how to reduce their personal footprints and how their cities are doing to reverse this energy-consuming trend.
Tags: Green Awareness, Green Technology