As per the Asia Book of Records, Aadavi, or Baby Nova from Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu is declared world’s first ‘carbon-neutral baby’. What exactly does it mean?
The European Parliament and its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, writes that carbon neutrality means having a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere in a carbon sink. On an average, as per the Nature Conservancy, a person can produce 4 tons of carbon dioxide per year globally. As per the Institute of Energy and the Environment, a person needs to plant around 165 trees to offset their annual carbon emissions.
For baby Aadavi, it has already been done! This is by she is world’s carbon neutral baby. How? By the time she was less than a year old, her parents, along with local farmers planted around 6,000 fruit trees around their home. This means the baby’s carbon emission would be fully absorbed by the environment.
All thanks to her parents Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini.
How it happened?
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The couple then establsihed an ‘agroforestry model food forest’ in their village, after Aadavi was born. “By working with farmers and using sustainable practices, we’ve ensured the forest will continue to grow and offset Aadavi’s carbon emissions throughout her life,” said the couple.
What’s more is, in just two years, they have planted 4 lakh trees and regenerated forests across India. This has of course inspired many others to follow along!
The title of carbon neutrality was not achieved just by randomly planting trees, but it was very well planned. Food forest comprising varieties of trees which includes shrubs and plats were planted in the Sivalingapuram village, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.
