International Business Machines Corporation
CARBON FOOTPRINT TRACKER

Abstract:

In an approach to carbon footprint tracking, responsive to determining that a transaction to purchase an item for a user is detected by a computer, a total carbon emissions for the original item is calculated. One or more alternatives to the original item are located. The total carbon emissions for each alternative to the original item is calculated. The user is notified of the total carbon emissions for the original item and the total carbon emissions for each alternative to the original item where the carbon emissions are lower for the alternative item than for the original item. An indication of a final item chosen by the user is received, where the final item is either the original item or one of the alternative items.