{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/6a282e4bc022d9c4fe14bbc5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Week in Green Software: Turning Green Standards into Code","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/1781017667178-99e1e335-1edd-4d16-99c6-8e203df9d269.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This Week in Green Software, hosts Kate and Tzviya explore how green software is moving from theory to practice, highlighting new reference implementations for measuring Software Carbon Intensity in AI workloads and progress toward standardizing SCI for Web. They also examine the growing energy demands of AI and data centers, discuss the role of policy and awareness in driving change, and reflect on why practical tools and real-world examples are essential for turning sustainability goals into everyday engineering decisions.</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><p><strong>News:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/articles/introducing-gsf-reference-implementations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Introducing GSF Reference Implementations | Green Software Foundation</a> [04:13]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/news/an-update-on-sci-for-web-a-new-standard-for-measuring-software-carbon-intensity-for-the-web/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An update on SCI for Web - a new standard for measuring software carbon intensity for the Web - Green Web Foundation</a> [11:59]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.w3.org/TR/web-sustainability-guidelines/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG)</a> [13:27]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/scotland-policy-green-datacentres-emissions-impact-ai-analysis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows | The Guardian</a> [20:04]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/uk-datacentres-plan-to-burn-gas-to-generate-electricity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity | The Guardian</a> [21:11]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/new-gas-powered-data-centers-could-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-than-entire-nations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations | WIRED</a> [24:46]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/google-meta-and-microsoft-back-new-data-center-tech-accelerator/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon back new data center tech accelerator | Latitude Media</a> [26:41]&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://sci.greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) Specification | GSF</a> [03:05]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN0IONEuASs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EV Ep145: Is Using LLMs for Tech Standards Work Actually Greener? (Harmony)</a> [18:51]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/IVa98vXorgg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Turing Lectures: Making AI (truly) sustainable (Dr. Sasha Luccioni)</a> [22:04]&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Events:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/gsf-scotland/events/314765890/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Web Going Green</a> | June 8 at 12:00 pm BST (Edinburgh, hybrid) [34:26]</li><li><a href=\"https://greenio.tech/conference/25/amsterdam-2026-june\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green IO Amsterdam</a> | June 9-10 (Amsterdam) [34:37]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/sustainable-it-action-netherlands/events/312535209/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green IO - Meetup Community Event</a> | June 9-10 (Amsterdam) [34:53]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/gsf-brighton/events/314973151/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Who's Going to Save Us From the Energy Use of AI? You Are</a> | June 17 at 6:00 pm BST (Brighton, hybrid) [35:04]</li><li><a href=\"https://events.perforce.com/sustainableit-impact-summit/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SustainableIT Impact Summit</a> | June 23 (London) [35:15]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/green-software-development-karlsruhe/events/314691053/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Lean Agentic AI</a> |&nbsp;June 23 at 6:00 pm CEST (Karlsruhe, hybrid) [35:21]</li><li><a href=\"https://luma.com/5q2dbpgm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable Tech in the Age of AI</a> | June 29 at 6:00 pm CEST (Hamburg) [35:29]</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"}