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Potential solutions
Promising approaches to these issues are outlined here. This list is intended not to be exhaustive but illustrative.
‘’’Designing internet networks to fit the energy system of the 21st century.’’’Leverage the affordances of the modern energy grid and its realtime data to shape internet networking that is responsive and transparent around environmental impacts. Examples: Exploring the Benefits of Carbon-Aware Routing. link to paper Ecovisor: A Virtual Energy System for Carbon-Efficient Applications. link to paper ** Vessim: A Testbed for Carbon-Aware Applications and Systems. link to paper
‘’’Efficiency as one of multiple strategies to reduce resource consumption when meeting human needs.’’’ Solutions should also seek to reduce demand for resources in addition to making their use more efficient. Examples: ** A Sleep Study for ISP Networks: Evaluating Link Sleeping on Real World Data - link to paper
‘’’Transparency across the supply chain.’’’ Open databases of hardware impacts across multiple dimensions, including carbon. Examples: BoaviztAPI: A Bottom-Up Model to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Cloud Services link to paper Fairphone: Supply Chain Engagement from Risk to Impact - Fairphone 4 Suppliers Smelters and Refiners - link to supply chain transparency report
‘’’Circularity in hardware.’’’Reusing end-of-life hardware in a new context. Examples: ** Hyperscalers’ Used Gear Gets a Second Life in Smaller Data Centers - link to article
‘’’Developing Standards.’’’Standardisation work in adjacent domains and creating technical specs with the intention of informing future policies. Software Carbon Intensity (ISO). Towards transparency in carbon intensity reporting by creating “executable manifests” that links to structured datasets as public evidence. Sustainable Web Design standards are being looked at by policymakers to shape decisions.