pauldjohnston

4 ms·

1. 1.▲
   Chrome Extension shows which AWS Regions are run 100% Sustainable in the console(medium.com)

   2 points by pauldjohnston 8y ago|0 comments
2. 2.▲
   by pauldjohnston 8y ago

   We have a big problem in tech to do with how we use the Cloud and Climate Change. Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions from just data centres are equivalent (and probably higher) than the aviation industry. https://www.change.org/p&
3. 3.▲
   What do Climate Change, Data Centres and Cloud have to do with each other?(medium.com)

   2 points by pauldjohnston 8y ago|2 comments
4. 4.▲
   by pauldjohnston 8y ago

   So it is relatively difficult to get exact data and all we can really get from the information supplied is electricity usage. That, plus the mix of electricity in the Data Centre location gives an approximation (again, it's an educated
5. 5.▲
   by pauldjohnston 8y ago

   Well, having done some research into this recently, the tech world has something it can do right now. Switch to sustainably powered Cloud and move to renewably powered/offset Data Centres. e.g. Google (100% carbon neutral), Azure (100%