{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/69dff7c26f0d582d7acb4ea0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" The Week in Green Software: Green AI Tradeoffs ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/1776285551306-7c68b400-8679-4138-83c7-6cf67811e25c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Host Kate Goldenring&nbsp;is joined by Chris Adams to explore how the Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) standard can help companies meet new EU sustainability reporting requirements, shifting green software from best practice to audited obligation. They also discuss research on “green prompting,” showing that specific words can significantly impact AI energy use, along with new tools that reveal real-time energy consumption in AI workflows. They close by examining how rising AI demand is increasing hardware costs and disrupting the refurbished laptop market.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about our people:</strong></p><ul><li>Chris Adams: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrchrisadams/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/mrchrisadams\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><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></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/the-sci-standard-providing-the-software-emissions-data-csrd-needs/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The SCI Standard: Providing the Software Emissions Data CSRD Needs | GSF</a> [02:47]</li><li><a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10666\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Prompting: Characterizing Prompt-driven Energy Costs of LLM Inference | Adamska et al.</a> [29:40]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6eiFyJMWgM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I Can’t Sell You Laptops Anymore</a> [44:30]&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Resources:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.green-coding.io/products/green-metrics-tool/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Metrics Tool | </a><a href=\"http://green-coding.io\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">green-coding.io</a> [19:25]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://cardamon.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cardamon</a> [19:48]</li><li><a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/10EUedJa1UYw6-8JXypr-qzXDKc2N7V4v/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Briefing 1 - XBRL and materiality briefing video | Chris Adams</a> [21:18]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MbknYI8iVEDc0SxNwKOdh4J-STUhmOOB/edit?slide=id.g2f1110d938b_0_6#slide=id.g2f1110d938b_0_6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deck 1 - XBRL and materiality</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/tools/carbon-txt/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">carbon.txt - Green Web Foundation</a> [25:48]</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/thegreenwebfoundation/carbon-txt-validator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A validator for carbon.txt files, and linked documents in them · GitHub</a> [26:51]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/news/introducing-our-new-work-on-carbon-txt-the-carbon-txt-validator-and-an-updated-spec/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Introducing our new work on carbon.txt - Green Web Foundation</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/ml-energy/zeus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub - ml-energy/zeus: Measure and optimize the energy consumption of your AI applications!</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mrchrisadams_we-know-ai-can-use-loads-of-energy-so-why-activity-7443255928071593984-F65T?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAB8fP54Bm3_8vt015VijqZIbgrCmgCLCWvs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">We know AI can use loads of energy. So why isn't it visible at the point of use when you use it? Is it because it's just too hard to show it? | Chris Adams</a> [34:30]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://rtl.chrisadams.me.uk/2026/02/how-to-use-coding-models-if-you-care-about-the-energy-they-consume/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to use GenAI models if you care about the energy they consume | Chris Adams</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://gist.github.com/mrchrisadams/2380a4f8633e2a468b32ceeb231685e5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub - Energy and Carbon Tracking for OpenCode</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/news/release-guide-co2-js-v0-18/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Release Guide: CO2.js v0.18 - Green Web Foundation</a> [40:31]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.rystadenergy.com/insights/putting-things-in-perspective-data-center-investments-now-on-par-with-renewables\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Putting things in perspective: Data center investments now on par with renewables, oil and gas</a> [49:14]</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Events:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://luma.com/b3pabmjq?tk=VDWYkT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable AI for Climate Tech Founders</a> (April 22, 1:00 pm PDT - San Francisco) [51:32]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/green-software-the-netherlands/events/313880285/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable AI</a> (April 23, 6:00 pm CEST - Utrecht) [51:41]</li><li><a href=\"https://hotcarbon.org/cfp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HotCarbon Workshop</a>&nbsp;</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"}