Summary
Understanding and managing software’s climate impact is an essential step toward creating sustainable digital solutions. In this chapter, we’ve learned about the environmental implications of digital operations, particularly focusing on the concept of the “digital carbon footprint.”
We’ve explored how energy consumption can be used as a proxy to measure the digital world’s impact on the environment and examined various factors contributing to this footprint, including video streaming, enterprise IT infrastructure, and the complexities of measuring digital emissions.
In the following chapter, we will delve into cutting-edge foundational frameworks and industry best practices designed to reduce the environmental impact of digital activities. Our objective is to uncover sustainable solutions in software development and digital operations, crucially aligning with the pressing demand for environmental sustainability in our digital...
