Working towards a greener world from behind the keyboard
summary
Tech causes roughly 3.7% of global greenhouse gases and data centres use about 3% of global electricity and 2% of emissions, so hosting matters: use Green Web Foundation listings and prefer renewable-powered hosts and avoid offsets. Measure sites with Wholegrain Digital’s carbon calculator and Carbonalyser, FF Conf’s site measures 4.574 kg CO2 per month (≈556 phone charges, 11 driving miles). Shrink media with WebP 30% smaller or AVIF ~50% smaller, lazy load, cut trackers and autoplay video, and set internal sustainability roles and policies.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:11Climate change and tech's role
- 10:23Internet's carbon footprint
- 13:19Green hosting and greenwashing
- 15:10Sustainable web development
- 17:19Greener images and videos
- 19:28Reducing scripts and tracking
- 22:05Climate action steps
- 25:20Green tech examples and resources
- 26:52Call to action
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