Clean code won't save the planet

Re:Clean code won't save the planet by crispyporkbites on Friday November 06, 2020 @11:27AM (#25008802)

Code probably won't help that much, but using green hosting providers is very helpful. Think of all those servers drawing power 24x7, that are powered by burning coal.

Does anyone have a list of carbon-neutral VPS hosts?

Is it possible to build a carbon-neutral SaaS app, given all the dependencies we have on SaaS providers these days?

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Re:Clean code won't save the planet by CharlesW on Friday November 06, 2020 @11:34AM (#25008863)

> Is it possible to build a carbon-neutral SaaS app, given all the dependencies we have on SaaS providers these days?

Yes, with carbon offsets: https://www.treehugger.com/best-carbon-offset-programs-50764...

WIRED "green report card" for the big cloud providers: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-google-microsoft-green-cl...

Amazon's 2025 goal for 100% renewable: https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/environment/the-cloud...

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Re:Clean code won't save the planet by crispyporkbites on Friday November 06, 2020 @11:48AM (#25009003)

But what about the bazillions of other providers involved in building an app e.g. GitHub, npm, circleci, sentry, the App Store, sendgrid, mail chimp etc. etc. Sure you can code/implement everything yourself on an eco-friendly server but that's unrealistic/wasteful these days.

A registry of SaaS providers that respect the environment would be very useful.

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