The Planet as Our Stakeholder - Finding ways to a green future
summary
Argues teams can cut IT carbon by changing practices rather than waiting for corporate policy: runs planet retrospectives, creates energy labels for apps, decommissions unused environments, and adds the planet as a stakeholder in sprint reviews. Cites one team that reduces footprint by ~45%. Notes data centers now use ~1–2% of global electricity (up to 4% with devices) and could reach ~8% by 2030 and 14% by 2040; recommends measuring energy use as a climate metric and starting with tiny, actionable steps.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Seven Generations story
- 2:10Personal motivation to climate-aware IT
- 3:56Seven Generations exercise
- 7:33Planetary challenges need action
- 10:05Carbon footprint of IT
- 13:19Critique of growth economy
- 15:07Sustainable tech culture
- 16:49Sustainable IT with Scrum
- 18:38Start with sustainable IT
- 22:15First step breakdown
- 23:38Call to action resources
- 25:25Q&A greenwashing metrics
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