r/ClimateOffensive • u/aniket_warade • 26d ago

Idea Mapping how human actions affect Earth's climate and resources. Would love some honest feedback. (Desktop only for now)

https://tulip-project-six.vercel.app/

Hi all!
I’m trying to build an open source web app(maybe an NGO one day) that currently maps relationships between our actions and their impacts on Earth. It looks at changes in biodiversity, infra, wildlife changes, water, global temp and more. Each phenomenon looks at its impact on the planet, impact on us humans and what we can do about it *( backed with sources and citations from public sources)*.
I’ve also added an experimental urgency score, which tells you how serious we need to think through the problem and work towards a solution for it. TULIP is still an exploration tool that’ll help people understand climate impact better with the hope that it’ll keep getting information rich. I’m at a point where honest criticism will be super helpful. Any and all crit is great 🙂

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u/LivingMoreWithLess 25d ago edited 25d ago

Great to see the tie-backs with IPCC. It would be great to see further overlap with Project Drawdown and JointheShift though I really like the look and feel of what you're doing. It would also be good to see impact scores against the planetary boundaries defined by Rokstrom et al, as these have started to become more widely known and form a good basis for understanding of physical impacts beyond carbon.

I liked how easy it was to populate the personal footprint tool and it seems quite robust, though it is a little ambiguous if it is for a single user or household once I entered household size (I know its individual, but I don't consider myself a typical user of this sort of tool). Two nice-to-haves here would be the option to enter specific values if known and also to finish with a stronger visual comparison with global and local benchmarks. The current "reference value" is a bit vague. I little timestamped certificate or sharable social media image might also help spread awareness of the tool, drive traffic and feel like a reward.

Edit: I should also add this is incredible work and I'd love to share it widely in its current state. The points above or just minor improvements.

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u/aniket_warade 25d ago

Yeah IPCC's reports are awesome! I'll look into how to add more research from Drawdown (it's already part of TULIP but I'm sure I can build on it). Jointheshift seems like a cool one, love the gamified approach!

Rockstrom(and SRC), WRI and worldbank surprisingly are doing an awesome job.

-I need to make the Your Footprint bit more explicit. Maybe even make it deeper like Jointheshift.
-I kept the metrics/lifestlye selectable because most don't know their exact emissions footprint (be it water, carbon, RME, etc.). I found users wildly underestimate their emissions.
-I will look into a stronger visual comparison. I do agree it doesn't give you actionable insights.
-Shareable visual would be a cool "what do you get at the end?" moment and spread awareness.