Pune Climate Innovator Prachi Shevgaonkar Turns Climate Action into a Global Movement

Pune-based climate innovator Prachi Shevgaonkar is helping people turn everyday environmental choices into measurable climate action through her app, Cool The Globe.

The platform encourages users to track simple daily actions that can reduce their carbon footprint, transforming individual efforts into a collective global movement.

According to the initiative, users across 147 countries have collectively prevented around 5.5 million kilograms of carbon emissions through the actions recorded on the platform.

Shevgaonkar’s approach focuses on making climate action accessible and practical. Instead of viewing environmental responsibility as something limited to governments, large organisations or major policy decisions, Cool The Globe encourages individuals to recognise the impact of their everyday choices.

Users can record activities and monitor their contribution, helping turn what can often feel like overwhelming climate anxiety into tangible progress.

The growing participation from people around the world demonstrates how technology can connect individual actions to a larger environmental goal. By providing users with a way to measure their efforts, the platform aims to make sustainability more engaging and achievable.

Shevgaonkar’s work highlights the potential of digital platforms to build communities around climate action and demonstrate how millions of small choices can collectively contribute to reducing carbon emissions.

With participation spanning 147 countries, Cool The Globe is emerging as an example of how a locally developed idea can inspire environmental action on a global scale.