English Edition: This episode is all about 'green computing' and how we can check the impact of our computing efforts. Helping me with that are Kirsty Pringle (SSI), Loic Lannelongue (University of Cambridge, UK) and Andy Turner from the EPCC in Edinburgh (UK).

Tools discussed in this episode:

• https://www.green-algorithms.org Green Algorithms home page with the online calculator
• https://codecarbon.io Code Carbon - a Python library

Other:

• https://www.software.ac.uk/GreenDiSC Green Disc certification
• Green Computing Special Interest group (SIG) contact
  • https://socrse.github.io/green-sig/ home page of the SIG with contact details
  • UK RSE Slack channel: #green-sig
• https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0677/ Parliamentary report on ICT energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
• https://app.electricitymaps.com/map map of energy sources for electricity (fossil fuel, nuclear, renewables etc)
• https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-are-scope-1-2-3-carbon-emissions Emmisions scopes explained

ERRATA: I mentioned in the episode that Kirsty is working at the EPCC - but she works at the SSI (Software Sustainability Institute, UK). Sorry about the confusion.

The sound effects are from Hindenburg audio editing software.

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