{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/69f0cfa35531bfee7846549d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Week in Green Software: Tokens, Water, and Transparency","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/1777389315930-eb849214-af6e-4a0e-b699-2cf0ed615979.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tzviya Siegman and Kate Goldenring dive into the latest stories shaping green software, from the rising energy demands of AI to the practical tradeoffs developers face when building more efficient systems. They explore new ideas around measuring impact, smarter infrastructure choices, and how industry and policy are starting to respond. The conversation brings together real-world challenges and emerging solutions, showing how sustainability is quickly becoming a core part of modern software development.</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><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://bettertech.blog/2026/04/09/7-ways-to-more-frugal-ai/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">7 Ways to More Frugal AI | BetterTech</a> [02:04]</li><li><a href=\"https://essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10.22541/essoar.15001296/v2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Where AI Runs Determines Water Stress | ESS Open Archive</a> [09:54]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/17/microsoft-us-tech-firms-lobbied-eu-secrecy-rules-datacentre-emissions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret | The Guardian</a> [18:14]</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Resources:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://ml.energy/leaderboard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The ML.ENERGY Leaderboard</a> [08:04]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/environment-variables/episodes/the-week-in-green-software-who-pays-for-ais-energy-footprint\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TWiGS: Who Pays for AI’s Energy Footprint? - Environment Variables Ep133</a>&nbsp;[09:15]</li><li><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/environment-variables/episodes/the-week-in-green-software-green-ai-tradeoffs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TWiGS: Green AI Tradeoffs - Environment Variables Ep139</a> [20:43]</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Events:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/green-software-development-karlsruhe/events/314247045/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Measuring Software \"at Scale\"</a> 5 May 6:30 pm CEST (Karlsruhe) [27:53]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://apidays.typeform.com/to/SMHd2wFE?=green-io-conference%3Dcall-for-speakers&amp;typeform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Call for Speakers | GreenIO</a> [28:13]</li><li><a href=\"https://hotcarbon.org/cfp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Call for Papers | HotCarbon</a> [28:27]</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"}