A beginners guide to performing a website carbon audit – Part 1: Hosting
This post is the first in a series exploring how to start auditing the sustainability of a website. This post focuses on addressing the carbon emissions of website hosting.
This post is the first in a series exploring how to start auditing the sustainability of a website. This post focuses on addressing the carbon emissions of website hosting.
This post presents a simple model to talk about the levers available to you as a technologist, and how you might embed an awareness of climate in your work.
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