{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/69cbe3a1bfb99db0bc61b009?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Week in Green Software: Local AI & Lean Observability","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/1774969571119-4ac828be-2834-40a1-af9e-76581169943b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hosts Kate and Tzviya unpack the latest news This Week in Green Software, focusing on how sustainability is increasingly being integrated into everyday engineering decisions. They explore the push toward earlier measurement and accountability, the role of tooling in helping developers understand energy use, and the growing influence of policy and industry initiatives. The conversation highlights both the challenges and opportunities in making sustainability a standard part of software design, rather than an afterthought.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about our people:</strong></p><ul><li>Kate Goldenring: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-goldenring\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://www.akamai.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Tzviya Siegman: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzviya\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/\" 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><h3>News:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/articles/after-five-years-im-stepping-down-as-executive-director-of-the-green-software-fou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Letter from the Outgoing ED of GSF</a> [01:18]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.intelligentliving.co/local-ai-cloud-personal-ai-pc/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">When is Local AI Greener than the Cloud? | Intelligent Living</a> [12:52]</li><li><a href=\"https://devops.com/the-green-side-of-observability-why-less-data-can-mean-more-insight/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Side of Observability: Why Less Data Can Mean More Insight | DevOps.com</a> [18:30]</li><li><a href=\"https://data.hubblo.org/gpu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Graphics card environmental impact calculator | Hubblo</a> [22:45]</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Resources:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/standards/sci/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) specification | GSF</a> [02:07]</li><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/standards/sci-ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SCI for AI | GSF</a> [02:17]</li><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/standards/sci-web/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SCI for Web | GSF</a> [02:33]</li><li><a href=\"https://movement.greensoftware.foundation/collections/2773257\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Software Practitioner course | GSF</a> [09:00]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.opf.degree/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OnePointFive</a> [09:37]</li><li><a href=\"https://academy.greenpixie.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GreenOps Academy | Greenpixie</a> [09:52]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://app.electricitymaps.com/dashboard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Electricity Maps</a> [15:15]</li><li><a href=\"https://docs.honeycomb.io/manage-data-volume/sample/honeycomb-refinery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Honeycomb Refinery</a> [20:21]</li><li><a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00093\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">More than Carbon: Cradle-to-Grave environmental impacts of GenAI training on the Nvidia A100 GPU</a> [25:47]</li><li><a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.04142\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">From FLOPs to Footprints: The Resource Cost of Artificial Intelligence</a> [26:12]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7441208352971440128/?originTrackingId=0YNpKGWrUMiGTMO58bWckw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Sasha Luccioni's Award</a> [27:14]</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Events:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/green-reliable-software-budapest/events/313793827/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hobby Projects to Green Production Systems (March 31 at 6:00 pm - Budapest)</a> [29:46]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/green-software-development-karlsruhe/events/313655217/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PowerBI Dashboard (April 7 at 6:30 pm CEST - Karlsruhe - Hybrid)</a> [30:17]</li><li><a href=\"https://greenio.tech/conference/18/singapore-2026-april\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green IO Singapore (April 14-15)</a> [30:51]</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"}