As carbon footprints continue to dictate what's driving climate change and the chances of reversing its effects seem slim, the concept of achieving carbon neutrality may appear astonishing and hopeful. Remarkably, a two-year-old girl has proven that even small actions can make a difference.

Aadavi has become the first carbon neutral baby, who will be producing zero carbon her entire life, thanks to her parents' greater vision of sustaining the Earth with green. Having planted 6,000 fruit trees around their home in Tamil Nadu, India, Aadavi's carbon emissions will be fully absorbed, while growing alongside her.

Her parents, Dinesh and Janaga, have dedicated themselves to the mission even before her birth by collaborating with different farmers across their home state, wanting a better planet for their daughter. For their noble work, Aadavi has been awarded by the Asia Book of Records with this exemplary title.

Dinesh has left IIT Madras before founding an NGO with Janaga, named Seerakhu, with the sole goal of creating a carbon neutral India. They educate fellow Indians to curb their carbon footprints through planting trees. Within two years, they have managed to plant four lakh trees and regenerated forests, only through the simple act of inspiring others to just keep planting.

The story itself is a powerful reminder that individual action, however small, can have a big scale environmental impact. Their tireless endeavour to ensure a beautiful future for Aadavi and the planet through promoting reforestation and collective effort is genuinely inspiring. It shows all hope is not lost, and that it's up to us, who can combat the climate crisis, to take one brave step at a time.