B.C. university student Okewoma Okumo can help you calculate your personal carbon emissions, then take steps to reduce them, using an app that he created.

Okumo, an 18-year-old first-year student and computer science major at Trinity Western University in Langley, wrote the program for the competition, and took second place, worth $1,000, for his project.

It was Okumo鈥檚 first time competing in a codathon.

鈥淚 was pretty nervous going in as a first-year (student), but I am very happy with the results,鈥� he said.

The Codathon event, sponsored by Microsoft, required participants to build a prototype that runs on the cloud computing service, Microsoft Azure, and solves problems under one of five themes: climate and natural resources, farms and food, culture and inclusion, civic engagement, or transparency.

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Okumo鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions calculator and environmental educator allows users to calculate their own personal carbon emissions that affect the climate, then provides information on how they can reduce those emissions.

鈥淭his app was created so that individuals can take what goes on in our environment into their own hands,鈥� Okumo explained.

鈥淛ust at your fingertips, you can see what you are currently producing to affect the environment, ways to make your impact on the environment a good one, and ways to support both our community and our environment.鈥�

Data collected by the app can be saved into a database to help civic leaders view trends and create action plans.

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Okumo hopes to become a software engineer and work in 鈥渆ither a full-stack development position or a more front-end-focused development position.鈥�

He also has athletic ambitions as a member of the TWU track team track team who competes in long jump, triple jump, 60 meters, and 200 meters.

鈥淥ne of my biggest goals would be representing Canada on the world stage in competitions such as the Pan American Games, Diamond League, and the Olympics,鈥� Okumo said.