WoW: CO2-tracking-app for the 1,5° climate goal!

If you have found us here, you should be aware that humanity is not on a sustainable course. We all consume too many resources and we emit far too much CO2. In Germany this is currently around 12 tons per person per year. Sustainable would be 2,5t per year per person.

But how do we get there, what do we lack? We lack measurability and transparency!

Are you actually aware of the costs for the environment if you buy a piece of clothing or just drive to the supermarket? No? Why not? You do know how much you spend on a piece of clothing and at least have an idea of how much you pay for the drive. And that is the situation with almost everything you do and buy in everyday life: You know the price, but you don't know the environmental cost.

This is where worldwatchers comes into play. We're developing an app that can do just that: We create transparency and comparability in environmental costs for all areas of life - and our "currency" is CO2.

Whether products, activities or services - you always have an overview and can consciously and well informed make the best decisions for you and our environment. With the app you can see your total balance at any time, so that you know where you stand right now. Like a budget planner that helps you to check if your “environmental finances” are still in order.
Via the app we connect all users of the WoW app - every "worldwatcher" - in a strong community that can initiate and implement reversing climate change.

Worldwatchers wants to make it possible for all of us to meet the 1.5° climate goal. This is why we have adopted the roadmap for gradual CO2 reduction from the current study "1.5-degree-Lifestyles". We firmly believe that everyone should be himself the change he wants for our world. We also firmly believe in the power of the community through which we will achieve our common goals. But this does not mean that we are releasing politics and business from their responsibilities - quite the opposite.

For those, which are already unrelentingly campaigning for climate change, the WoW app is THE lever to lend weight to their political and economic demands, by corresponding measurably sustainable action in our own everyday life. But of course, also for all others who want to set a good example.

That's why we at worldwatchers want to release a free, easy-to-use, objective and climate-effective app for everyone with access to a smartphone.

We address everyone who is aware of the climate crisis and willing to contribute his/her own part to the solution. Anyone who wants to keep an eye on her/his CO2 budget by tracking in the WoW app and can thus measurably improve the personal climate balance. This makes it possible for everyone to be the change he or she wants to see for this world.

On the worldwatchers platform these many small changes by each of us form a powerful movement. The more we become, the greater the impact we have. And worldwatchers makes it visible! In numbers, in graphics - and if we get enough - with the biggest photo in the world! Promised!

It has turned out that a trend becomes a movement when at least 3% of society sets a good example. Then change picks up speed and it is difficult to be stopped - and the ecological change can begin. That should (and must) be possible together!

Because looking the other way is not a solution and there is no alternative but to tackle the climate crisis - NOW.

Because there is simply no better solution than to set a good example.

Because politicians today who say that climate protection "hurts" are hiding the fact that no climate protection and the resulting consequences make their statements seem downright ridiculous.

Because climate protection can also be fun, as the worldwatchers concept contains the most important elements which, according to happiness research, are the basis for a satisfied life: Achieving something together - doing something for others - consciously enjoying – forgoing on something and then really being happy when you allow yourself to finally enjoy it.

That's why:

It starts with yourself. If not now, when? If not like this, how?

Become a worldwatcher now, activate your friends and support us - your Perk is waiting for you!
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We want to provide you with an app and an online platform that makes it easy for you to live sustainably. This undertaking is however very complex, because software programming is unfortunately not for free. However, we want the basic version of the app to remain free of charge and still be able to do a lot that is currently not available anywhere else. Because we want something to be done about climate protection - because we are serious about it.

We already have a good version and are not far away from this goal. But now that we have pre-financed this prototype out of our own pocket, we need your financial support. With your help we can launch the WoW app this year!

With the prototype (worldwatchers.org) and the funding target 1 we have 400 products in different product combinations based on the data of the Wuppertal Institute from the areas: Nutrition, mobility, shopping, travel, leisure and accommodation, integrated. The prototype gives you a good overview of which functionalities are possible. The version from the funding target 1 then makes the app really usable: you can set up a complete profile, the app will offer product alternatives and we implement the first step to a budget and networking in the community with a simple "sharing" functionality.

With the funding target 2 it will become really exciting, because the user friendliness will be increased enormously. With more products and a budget plan with goals and comparison possibilities, you can better estimate daily decisions and manage your entire annual budget. The community functions will be expanded so that common goals, successes and tips can be shared.

With the second target we can also release the WoW+ version faster. We have a wide range of ideas that we can incorporate, and we need your help to prioritize them. To give a few examples: GPS movement tracking, pedometer, calorie counter, shareable shopping list, recipe suggestions generated from your stocks, etc.

The funding goals are designed so that we can get started and develop the basic features and a few more ideas. In order to really implement everything we have thought about and make life as easy as possible for you, funding goal 2 is far from the end.

If we can do more - much more - we can roll out the app in Europe and worldwide. Thanks to our existing database and the genius of our "technical brain" Andy, worldwatchers is designed in such a way that we can supply all relevant languages and also calculate the values for every place in the world. Pretty cool.

As already mentioned several times, it is important to us that the app is free of charge in order to give as many people as possible the opportunity to become worldwatcher and contribute to our vision of the climate change.

Since we don't want to knock on your door with a crowdfunding every year, we need continuous revenue sources to operate and develop the worldwatchers platform.

Therefore, when the basic version with all essential functions is available, we will develop the WoW+ version together with some of you. This version will - as mentioned above - have some additional gimmicks and comfort features. If you don't want to do without it - or if you could, but want to support us with the WoW+ fee - you can upgrade accordingly. But we won't be annoying you permanently and at every turn - we promise.

Apart from that - for now that's dreams of the future. But we don't want to hide the planned paid version from you either, because openness and transparent communication is very important at worldwatchers. Why? Because transparency is generally the core of our mission: transparency in the sustainability and CO2 debate.