List of Climate Actions

We had a short discussion to make a practical list of things people and co-ops can do to help prevent climate emergency.

Present: Nick, Michal, Max, Naomi. then some comments added by Dot

projects / clients / external

assess and favour environmental impacts when investigating business leads
opportunity - bid to organisations that have set ambitious emissions reductions targets, eg councils that have declared a climate emergency
add environmental impact into proposals early in the process (and possible options)
use sustainable design principles at early stage of software and service development
proactively initiate projects that address climate emergency (not just doing client work)
find funding opportunities for green initiatives
make/publicise a more explicit comparison between tech coops and the immoral Big Tech world
support efforts to communicate climate emergency widely - use technical platforms

use environmentally aware service providers where possible , eg green cloud not coal-powered cloud, AWS
supply chain - review and replace with more environmental and ethical alternatives where possible
optimise replacement/refresh rate for equipment; use refurbs
disposals - ensure reuse of components where possible
if using hosting, consider datacentre efficiency and use of renewable power
monitor carbon emissions / conduct environment audits of ourselves
integrate environmental impact into decision making processes

develop a network-based energy management tool for monitoring IT infrastructure energy use
there is market demand for this from organisations of all sizes and energy management companies, and no-one providing this technology