{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/69c299be1a160b44db032caf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Week in Green Software: Hourly Carbon Accounting","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/1774360071240-be81db68-83cf-4811-a9fd-19509862fcd7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This Week in Green Software, hosts Oli, Adi, and Valeria explore the growing importance of hourly carbon accounting and what it means for building truly sustainable software. They discuss how moving beyond annual averages to real-time energy data can unlock more accurate insights, better decision-making, and smarter workload placement. The conversation highlights the challenges of measurement, the role of tooling and standards, and why aligning software systems with cleaner energy in the moment could be a key step toward reducing digital emissions.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about our people:</strong></p><ul><li>Aditya Manglik: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityamanglik/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/adityamanglik\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://adityamanglik.github.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Oli Winks: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-winks/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/ohuu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://rootandbranch.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Valeria Salis: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeria-salis?originalSubdomain=it\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/vallss\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://valeriasalis.com/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out more about the GSF:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Software Foundation Website</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Sign up to the <a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Software Foundation Newsletter</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>News:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/articles/gsfs-response-to-ghg-protocol-advocating-for-hourly-carbon-accounting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GSF’s Response to GHG Protocol: Advocating for Hourly Carbon Accounting</a> | GSF [03:11]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-says-generative-ai-will-save-the-planet-it-doesnt-offer-much-proof/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof</a> | Wired [19:25]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44458-026-00050-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Developer engagement in open-source software’s green transition</a> | Nature</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u76IcrzZPwc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Display: green; applying the web sustainability guidelines - Hidde de Vries - CSS Day 2025</a> | YouTube</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3>Resources:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://ghgprotocol.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GHG Protocol</a> [03:27]</li><li><a href=\"https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/what-central-parks-squirrel-census-says-about-conservation-tech-interview-with-okalas-robin-whytock/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Central Park’s Squirrel Census says about conservation tech</a> | Mongabay [30:54]</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Events:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/green-software-development-karlsruhe/events/313655217/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GreenOps PowerBI Dashboard</a> | 7 Apr 6:30pm CEST (Karlsruhe - Hybrid) [44:25]</li><li><a href=\"https://greenio.tech/conference/18/singapore-2026-april\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green IO Singapore Conference</a> | 14-15 Apr (Singapore) [45:24]</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode then please either:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow, rate, and review on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/environment-variables/id1618265745\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Follow and rate on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/0C4N7dk5p461ugjeoZGLqz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></li><li>Watch our videos on The Green Software Foundation <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0m2KL1yQzcCbmSj7AaAoA/videos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Channel!</a></li><li>Connect with us on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gsfcommunity?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Github</a> and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-software-foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>!</li></ul>","author_name":"Green Software Foundation"}