You might have heard about how cryptocurrency is responsible for a huge amount of the world's carbon emissions. But did you make the connection that the software we build also has a significant carbon footprint? In fact, the carbon footprint of our industry is the same size as the entire world's aviation industry.
In this talk, you will learn about the environmental impact of software services and products and how you can use your skills (accessibility, caching, cloud regions and load-shifting) to reduce the carbon footprint.
Sofia is a software engineer who has worked with some of the largest companies in Sweden. She hosts one of Sweden’s most popular technology podcasts, "Developers! - mer än bara kod", and is a digital sustainability evangelist who will do what it takes to make digital products and services sustainable.
