Ideas for future

The year is 2035. Artificial Intelligence has taken over the world. Everywhere one goes, they are met with some form of artificial intelligence or the other, be it a simple LLM or a pseudo-sentient intelligence that does all of your daily tasks for you. Now, this also means the establishment of hundreds, if not thousands of data centers by 2035, using up tons upon tons of electricity to power their respective servers. The largest cloud providers are collectively spending hund

Today, carbon credits are mostly earned by large industries, renewable energy projects, or large-scale environmental initiatives. While learning about this system, I started wondering what if the products we use every day could also contribute to reducing carbon emissions? That question led me to develop my idea called the Carbon DNA Passport (CDP). The Carbon DNA Passport gives every manufactured product whether it is a laptop, washing machine, bicycle, mobile phone, or even

By 2035, one of the biggest climate challenges in Indian cities will be transportation-related emissions. Even with electric vehicles becoming more common, millions still depend on private cars for short trips. These unnecessary journeys lead to more traffic, higher energy use, and increased carbon emissions. To tackle this issue, I propose Green Streets 2035, a carbon credit trading system that rewards individuals and communities for low-carbon travel choices. The project wo

Climate activism and the need for practical solutions to tackle global warming has become the need of the hour. With a growing coalition of countries, and other institutions pledging to get to net-zero emissions, there is a necessity for us even as individuals to do our bit. Especially considering that India is one of the 6 largest emitters of total greenhouse gas emissions according to the official website of the UN. Hence it becomes not just the government's, but also our r

It is 2035, and Mumbai’s air has changed. On a clear morning, you can see the hills of Matheran from Marine Drive, something impossible a decade ago. Behind this transformation is the Mumbai Carbon Ledger, a city-wide carbon credit trading system I believe could realistically be operational by 2035, provided it is built with strong governance, equitable access, and sustained political will. The Problem Mumbai in the 2020s was among the most polluted coastal megacities in Asia