Toward a carbon-aware cloud
summary
Cloud-region choice drives the impact with concrete numbers and tooling, not vague green talk. The demo uses ElectricityMaps data, Cloud Carbon Footprint and a Terraform CLI to estimate kWh and apply the ISO SCI formula, then moves a cluster between regions without downtime by scaling groups and a global load balancer. Example measurements show 600 kg CO2/yr in Frankfurt versus ~100 kg CO2/yr in Paris, a reduces emissions by factor 6 (600kg→100kg/yr) result, and the pipeline uses ElectricityMaps API and Cloud Carbon Footprint tools to steer decisions.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to carbon-aware cloud
- 2:52Why measure cloud carbon footprint
- 7:14Carbon footprint scopes explained
- 10:50Measuring software carbon intensity
- 18:23Tools for carbon footprint estimation
- 24:43Reducing cloud carbon emissions
- 28:16Carbon-aware infrastructure strategies
- 32:11Live carbon-aware demo
- 39:20Q&A and resources
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