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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...

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.