🌱 EcoTrack AI

AI-powered Carbon Footprint Calculator built with Next.js, Gemini AI, Recharts, and jsPDF.

📌 Overview

EcoTrack AI helps users understand and reduce their environmental impact by calculating carbon emissions from:

• ⚡ Electricity Consumption
• 🚗 Transportation Usage
• ✈️ Air Travel

The application provides personalized sustainability insights using Google Gemini AI, visual emission breakdowns, carbon scoring, sustainability goal tracking, and downloadable PDF reports.

Built for the Hack2Skill Virtual PromptWars Challenge.

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🚀 Live Demo

Vercel Deployment: https://ecotrack-ai-green.vercel.app

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💻 GitHub Repository

https://github.com/Jan1827/ecotrack-ai

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✨ Features

Carbon Footprint Calculator

Calculate estimated carbon emissions based on:

• Electricity Units Consumed
• Vehicle Kilometers Travelled
• Number of Flights Taken

AI Sustainability Coach 🤖

Powered by Google Gemini AI.

Generates personalized recommendations to:

• Reduce emissions
• Improve sustainability habits
• Encourage eco-friendly practices

Carbon Score System

Users are categorized into:

Score	Category
< 200 kg CO₂	Green Hero 🟢
200–399 kg CO₂	Eco Explorer 🟡
≥ 400 kg CO₂	Carbon Heavy 🔴

Sustainability Goal Tracker 🎯

Tracks progress toward maintaining emissions below the sustainability target.

Emission Analytics 📊

Interactive Pie Chart displaying:

• Electricity Emissions
• Transportation Emissions
• Flight Emissions

PDF Report Generation 📄

Generate and download a sustainability report containing:

• Total Carbon Footprint
• Carbon Score
• Sustainability Summary

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js 16
• React 19
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

AI Integration

• Google Gemini API

Visualization

• Recharts

PDF Generation

• jsPDF

Testing

• Jest
• React Testing Library

Deployment

• Vercel

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🏗 Architecture

User Input ↓ Carbon Emission Calculation ↓ Emission Breakdown ↓ Carbon Score Analysis ↓ Goal Tracking ↓ Gemini AI Insights ↓ PDF Report Generation

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🔒 Security Features

• Environment Variables for API Keys
• Input Validation
• Protection Against Negative Inputs
• Realistic Value Constraints
• Server-side AI Requests

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♿ Accessibility Improvements

• Semantic Headings
• Accessible Form Labels
• ARIA Labels for Interactive Elements
• Improved Component Structure
• Better Screen Reader Support

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🧪 Testing

The project includes unit tests using Jest and React Testing Library.

Covered Components

✅ CarbonScore

✅ GoalTracker

✅ CarbonChart

✅ StatsCards

✅ AIInsights

✅ DownloadReport

✅ Carbon Calculation Utility

Current Status

• 14+ Passing Tests
• 6 Test Suites Passing

Run Tests

npm test

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📦 Installation

Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/Jan1827/ecotrack-ai.git

Navigate to Project

cd ecotrack-ai

Install Dependencies

npm install

Configure Environment Variables

Create:

.env.local

Add:

GEMINI_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY

Start Development Server

npm run dev

Open:

http://localhost:3000

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🏗 Build for Production

npm run build

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📈 Future Enhancements

• User Authentication
• Historical Carbon Tracking
• Weekly Sustainability Reports
• Carbon Offset Recommendations
• Community Leaderboards
• Personalized Sustainability Challenges

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🎯 Hackathon Submission

Challenge

Hack2Skill Virtual PromptWars

Theme

AI-Powered Sustainability Assistant

Objective

To help users understand, visualize, and reduce their carbon footprint using AI-driven insights and sustainability analytics.

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👩‍💻 Author

Janhavi Ojha

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janhavi-ojha-9baa53417/

GitHub: https://github.com/Jan1827

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🌍 Making Sustainability Smarter with AI

Track. Analyze. Improve. Sustain.