A Fossil-Free Internet by 2030

Research Question

1. How do we accelerate the transition of the internet off of fossil fuels, in particular by:
   1. identifying best practices through fellowships
   2. advancing the state of the green web through practical prototypes, and
   3. demonstrating how to scale digital sustainability in open, easy-to-replicate ways?

Media and Publications

• Carbon.txt A machine readable way to declare the use of green energy
• CO2.js A javascript library to make it easier to add environmental calculations and data into existing digital services
• Firefox Carbon tracking
• WebPageTest Carbon Control
• Fellowship program Received nearly 4500 applications, 5 fellows selected
• Wagtail Summer of Code mentorship Introduced sustainability features into their software
• Net Zero targets for tech companies In collaboration with the non-profit Wikirate, the Green Web team set out to answer: Of the top 20 domains, which companies have set interim targets to achieve its Net Zero goals and whic of these companies have established a Net Zero interim target for 2025?
• Green Metrics tooling Collaborated with Scott Logic to stress test and improve their new open source Technology Carbon Standard by using it to measure our own digital emissions
• Grid aware computing Research project about carbon-aware computing and its potential problems
• Grid intensity CLI The Grid Intensity CLI aims to make global carbon intensity data more accessible to developers
• 4 years of “twin transition” in the online press A media monitoring research on the term ‘twin transition’ between 2019-2023 within the European Union; as well as a map of the emerging techno-solutionist narratives in the context of climate emergency.
• Starlink in the Amazon: Reflections on humbleness, Wayuri and the dangers ahead An immersive, qualitative research project in the Amazon that investigates socio-environmental justice aspects of connectivity policies.
• The bigger picture: A data centre revolution An investigative research project about the social and environmental impacts of data centres in South Africa — and beyond.
• Navigating GIS An open source guide on GitBook that is designed to provide responsibility, ethics and pricacy considerations for users and developers of GIS data.
• (Digital) Safety as a Collective Practice and Process A research project on holistic security infrastructure for environmental defenders in Serbia; as well as application of the research into practice