Abstract: A method for carbon impact tracking by providing a mechanism for generating carbon impact summaries with respect to a wide variety of applications and products is provided. The method includes: receiving first information that relates to an amount of energy consumed by a first entity, such as a software application, a platform hosting a software suite, or a consumer product, within a predetermined time interval; receiving second information that relates to a location at which the energy is consumed and a technology used for generating the energy; converting the first information and the second information into metrics that indicate a carbon impact associated with the first entity; and generating a report of the results. The metrics may include one or more of an amount of kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2), a number of kilowatt-hours of electricity, and a dollar equivalent of a measurement of a carbon social cost.