HOW TO Reduce your environmental impact
Know yourself
Before you can reduce your carbon footprint, you need to know how big that footprint is. When you first run Eevie, it’ll ask you to help it calculate your carbon footprint by answering a few simple questions.
Compare with other people
Eevie can tell you how your carbon footprint compares with other people near you, but it needs to know where you are. Tell the app which country you live in, then swipe for the next question.
Share your size
You’ll need to know roughly how big your home is in order to calculate part of your carbon footprint. The floor space of the average new home in the US is currently 2,464sq ft; the average across all homes is 1,400sq ft.
Mark your mileage
Car travel is a big contributor to your carbon footprint, so it’s important to be honest here. The average US motorist drives up to 13,500 miles per year. Eevie’s assuming you have a petrol or diesel car.
Describe your diet
If you aren’t vegan, what you eat is a surprisingly large contributor to your carbon footprint. Cutting down on meat is the kind of lifestyle change that’s not just good for the planet but good for animals, and you too.
See your impact
When you’ve answered all the questions, Eevie will show your estimated annual carbon footprint. It’ll show you which parts of your life are having the biggest impact and how you compare to the national average.
Make the changes
Eevie will now ask you to pick which changes you’d like to make and monitor. For example, you might decide you need to turn off your smart lights rather than leave them on standby, or drive the car less, or eat less red meat.
Track your habits
Once you’ve selected the things you’d like to change, Eevie will ask you to check in each day to record your progress and track your carbon reduction. If you enable notifications, it can also send you reminders.
Pay it back
You can offset your carbon emissions by planting trees. Your first offset is free in exchange for inviting someone else to use the app; you can then buy points you can spend on tree–planting projects worldwide.