Website Footprint: Carbon Score for a Greener Internet
Website Footprint, developed by Advency, is a free Chrome extension that aims to educate users about their carbon impact while browsing the internet. The extension provides a carbon score for each visited website, allowing users to understand the environmental impact of their online activities.
With the increasing energy consumption required to render webpages, SaveTheInternet helps users track and monitor their carbon footprint. By checking the carbon score of visited websites, users can gain insight into their contribution to carbon emissions.
The extension offers several features to enhance user experience. Users can easily access the carbon score of any visited website, enabling them to make informed choices about their online activities. Additionally, the extension provides a consumption tracker for the entire browsing session, allowing users to monitor their overall carbon impact.
To facilitate understanding, Website Footprint allows users to convert CO2 emissions into coal, providing a tangible representation of the environmental risks associated with internet usage.
Furthermore, the extension prioritizes user privacy and data protection. It does not collect any user data or rely on external servers, ensuring a lightweight and secure browsing experience.
With Website Footprint, users can take steps towards a greener internet by gaining awareness of their carbon footprint and making conscious choices while browsing the web.
