The “middle-out” approach
While I reflected on my fellowship project over the past few weeks, I had an interesting discussion with a friend who works for a nonprofit… Read More »The “middle-out” approach
While I reflected on my fellowship project over the past few weeks, I had an interesting discussion with a friend who works for a nonprofit… Read More »The “middle-out” approach
In 2021, we applied to join the Subak accelerator – a programme for not-for-profits using open data and technology to tackle climate change. We were… Read More »Being part of the Subak climate accelerator: why we joined
My understanding of sustainability has been evolving over the years. But in the past few months, I’ve had some major shifts in thinking. Talking to… Read More »Comparing Climate Narratives
It is often said that you can’t improve what you can’t measure. And for this reason, carbon emissions are an important tool for understanding where… Read More »Measuring complexity can encourage sustainability
Dear diary, We’ve been asked by Chris and Michelle to write a post that summarises 5 things we’ve learned in the fellowship so far. It’s… Read More »What people think building a sustainable internet involves vs what it might actually be
The recent uproar in the Netherlands about Microsoft and Meta’s (Facebook) plans to build their data centers, that will absorb huge volumes of renewable energy,… Read More »The politics of data centers
One of the questions that our cohort has discussed the most is about who should we consider an Internet practitioner. Since the Internet is a… Read More »Thinking hard about the concept of Internet practitioner
Dear diary, Recently I’ve been giving some thought to how the #LetsGreenTheWeb 2022 campaign should be reframed in a climate justice context. I’ve come to… Read More »Figuring out a model for applying climate justice to websites
Rate payers, taxpayers and shareholders – a simple way to think and talk about who pays for clean energy and digital infrastructure.
Three main challenge to build a funding strategy on the intersection of digital rights and climate and environmental justice
Over the last few months, we’ve been part of the Digital Sustainability Forum, a research project funded by the German government, feeding into some of… Read More »Our submissions to the Digital Sustainability Forum
Earlier this month, we made the first report in a series of publications about digital sustainability and transitioning the internet from fossil fuels available for… Read More »Towards a fossil free internet – the fog of enactment, and a request for comments
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