Cooler Launches API to Simplify Enterprise Carbon Footprint Tracking

Technology company Cooler has introduced a Scope 3 Carbon Footprint API designed to help enterprise IT managers, software developers, and businesses automate carbon emissions tracking and measurement. The API provides a comprehensive tool for calculating real-time carbon footprints across hundreds of product and service categories, addressing growing corporate sustainability demands.

The new API enables seamless integration into existing platforms, including major technology ecosystems like Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Shopify. By offering developer-friendly documentation and scalable architecture, Cooler aims to make carbon footprint measurement accessible to organizations of all sizes, from emerging startups to Fortune 500 corporations.

Charlie Crystle, Cooler's CEO, emphasized the importance of actionable carbon emissions data, noting that over 70% of US consumers are concerned about global warming and expect businesses to take meaningful climate action. The API represents a strategic approach to meeting these consumer expectations by providing precise, science-backed carbon emissions estimates.

Notably, Cooler distinguishes its approach by explicitly avoiding artificial intelligence for carbon footprint calculations. Crystle clarified that while AI can be useful in certain platform aspects, it cannot generate reliable emissions estimates, which require more rigorous scientific methodologies.

The API's capabilities include measuring, storing, and retrieving emissions data across diverse product categories, and integrating carbon footprint information directly into customer-facing and internal software systems. This approach provides businesses with a powerful tool to track, manage, and potentially reduce their environmental impact.

For human resources and business leadership, the Cooler Carbon Footprint API represents a significant advancement in corporate sustainability tracking. By simplifying the complex process of emissions calculation, the technology enables organizations to more effectively demonstrate their commitment to environmental responsibility, potentially improving brand perception and meeting increasing stakeholder expectations for transparent climate action.