What it actually costs – an ecological Price Tag for Software Development
summary
Software development emits measurable CO2: Germany uses ~2,500 TWh/year while telecom and internet consume ~62 TWh (~2%), producing ~30 million tons CO2 from the sector. The presentation uses national electricity carbon factors and a social cost of €180 per ton CO2 to derive examples like one hour YouTube < €0.01 and a conference three‑day travel footprint ~378 tons (≈300 tons transport). Practical work includes open tools — a subscription form and supporter/resource organizer for Scientists/Developers for Future — and recommendations: track monthly bills, choose green electricity, question cloud vendors’ green claims, and build smart‑grid and forecasting software.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 2:47IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chance
- 6:10Generate insights
- 6:25GHG Green House Gas
- 18:10Major Task Bring it down on Zero
- 24:58We know technical debts why not pay for climate debts also?
- 26:39Examples
- 26:521Cent 1 hour youtube streaming
- 34:13Become political
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