How to save the world... one line at a time?
summary
Argues that cutting emissions from apps matters and gives concrete targets: 45% cut by 2030 and net zero by 2050, cites 1.5°C risk thresholds and that data centres drive ~2% of power and ~3% of GHGs. Recommends reducing bytes over the network (3G/4G costs 7–10× energy per MB), using serverless to avoid idle servers, considers language and WebAssembly efficiency, and points to cloud choices (Microsoft Azure Google Cloud, Nest.js Nitro demo) and community action.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 3:23WHAT IS THE GREENER OPTION?
- 10:37CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAN MADE
- 24:46NITRO
- 27:00WHAT CAN YOU DO TODAY?
- 28:30JOIN THE DIGITAL CLIMATE STRIKE 20TH SEP
- 29:19START TALKING
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