Displaying Dynamic Carbon Footprints of Products on Mobile Phones
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2008-05-19
Author(s)
Dada, Ali
;
Graf von Reischach, Felix
;
Staake, Thorsten
Editor(s)
Mayrhofer, R.
Quigley, A.
Kay, J.
Kortuem, G.
Ardon, S.
Rukzio, E.
Vande Moere, A.
Adowd, G.
Suginuma, K.
Abstract
Several brand owners are calculating the carbon footprint of sample products and intend to make the information available to their consumers as a label on the product. A physical label on the items or on the retail shelf will not be flexible enough to show the carbon footprint because of the dynamic nature of carbon emissions and the potential difference in footprint between instances of the same product. In this demonstration, we show an alternative to a static physical label, namely an NFC-enabled mobile phone that displays the carbon footprint of tagged products. In addition to demonstrating the dynamic nature of carbon footprints, our prototype shows how consumers can be empowered with knowledge about the products they buy.
Funding(s)
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Advances in Pervasive Computing, Adjunct Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing
Start page
119
End page
121
Pages
3
Event Title
6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive 2008) : Pervasive Computing, Workshop on Pervasive Persuasive Technology and Environmental Sustainability
Event Location
Sydney, Australia
Event Date
19.05.2008
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
44332