Host Anne Currie chats to Sara Bergman and they unpack the latest developments in green software, exploring how AI growth, infrastructure demands, and policy shifts are reshaping the sustainability conversation. They discuss the real-world impact of energy use, the importance of better measurement and transparency, and the practical steps teams can take to build more efficient systems. It’s a grounded look at the tradeoffs behind modern software and how the industry can move toward more responsible innovation.

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• Asynchronous and Unreliable Episode 1 [05:37]
• How to improve AI efficiency beyond cost optimisation | Computer Weekly [09:58]
• Towards Green AI: Decoding the Energy of LLM Inference in Software Development | Arxiv [21:59]
• annecurrie.com [34:02] 
• Greenhouse Gas Protocol changes can bring trust back to climate accounting | Utility Dive [37:44] 
• Green Software Maturity Matrix | GSF [40:22] 
• Where AI Runs Determines Water Stress | ESS Open Archive 

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