This project explores the design of a smart home interface for the year 2050, integrating AI-driven automation and sustainability-focused technology. The goal is to create a touchscreen dashboard system that controls all aspects of a futuristic, eco-friendly home while minimising the user’s carbon footprint. The interface is not limited to a mobile app but extends to wall-mounted control panels and localised room-specific interfaces for more efficient and adaptive control.
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A carbon footprint is an environmental indicator that represents the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs), expressed as CO2 equivalents, that are emitted directly or indirectly as a result of a specific activity. - Repsol
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https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition
Net zero means cutting down carbon emissions that can be absorbed and stored by nature and other CO2 removal measures, leaving zero in the atmosphere
To avoid the effects of climate change and preserve a liveable planet - global temperature warming must stay below 1.5ºC - the earth is already about 1.2ºC warmer than the 1800s. Emissions will have to drop by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
We will need to have a full transformation of how we produce, consume, and how we travel. The energy sector causes about 75% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Switching to wind and solar can cut emissions.
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“The energy sector is the source of around three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions today and holds the key to averting the worst effects of climate change”
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107 countries pledge to reach net zero. These countries produce about 82% of the global emissions. Over 9000 companies and 1000 cities have joined to get to Net Zero.
Net-zero pledges are made with strength and clarity. The UN expert group was formed in 2022 to set stronger standards, and their recommendations were presented at COP27.