
Travel Carbon Footprint Calculator
Why Choose This Project?
With the growing awareness of climate change and sustainability, individuals and organizations are increasingly interested in understanding and reducing their environmental impact. This Travel Carbon Footprint Calculator helps users estimate the CO₂ emissions generated from their travel—by air, road, rail, or sea—based on distance and vehicle type.
Perfect for educational awareness, personal tracking, sustainability platforms, and environmental research.
What You’ll Get
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Full Source Code (Frontend + Backend)
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Intuitive Travel Footprint Calculator (Air, Road, Rail, Sea)
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Dashboard to View and Compare Trip Emissions
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Admin Panel to Manage Vehicle Emission Factors
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Graphical Reports (Pie, Bar, Line charts)
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Save Trip Logs with Metadata (distance, mode, date, emissions)
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Suggestions to Offset or Reduce Emissions
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Mobile Responsive Design
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Setup Documentation and APIs for Integration
Working Flow
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User selects travel mode (Car, Bus, Train, Flight, etc.)
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Inputs origin, destination, or travel distance
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System calculates CO₂ emissions using stored emission factors
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User sees emissions in kg CO₂, compared to real-world equivalents (like trees, light bulb hours)
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Optionally save or download trip summary, or get suggestions to offset emissions
Key Features
User Side
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Select travel type and vehicle (Car, Bike, Flight, etc.)
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Enter distance or use Google Maps API for route calculation
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See emissions in kg CO₂e
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View equivalents: “This trip = X trees / X bulb hours”
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Save trip log to view or compare later
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Download PDF or Share Trip Summary
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Suggestions: Carpooling, Green Travel Tips
Admin Side
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Secure admin login
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Manage emission factors per vehicle type and fuel
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View user logs and top emitters (optional)
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Add eco-suggestions or banners
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Manage modes of transport
Technology Stack
Layer | Technologies Used |
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Frontend | HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript, Chart.js |
Backend | Node.js (Express) or Java (Spring Boot) or PHP (Laravel) |
Database | MongoDB / MySQL |
APIs | Google Maps API (for distance calculation) |
Authentication | JWT / Firebase Auth |
Charts | Chart.js / ApexCharts |
Hosting | Render, Railway, Vercel, Firebase, or Heroku |