Code Green: Decarbonizing the Digital Realm
Is your favorite app contributing to the next big environmental crisis? The rise of the green software movement is a clarion call to address the overlooked environmental impact of digital products.
With global greenhouse gas emissions from the ICT sector potentially skyrocketing by 2040, software, and particularly AI, plays a significant yet underrecognized role in energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Initiatives like the Green Software Foundation and legislative trends are pushing for transparency in environmental impact, and showing that sustainable coding isn't just an ethical choice, it's a survival imperative.
Amidst this eco-digital revolution, programmers and companies are championing energy-efficient coding, green hosting, and AI model optimization, pivoting towards a future where software not only solves human problems but does so without exacerbating our planetary crisis. Is the industry ready to embrace sustainable practices as a standard, not an afterthought, ensuring accountability for our digital footprint?
Read the full article on IEEE.
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