Environment Variables Podcast | Ep 64 Nowcasting and Using Computers to Reduce Emissions

In this episode of Environment Variables, host Chris Adams is joined by Rachel
Tipton, a full stack developer at Open Climate Fix, to delve into the
intersection of AI, green software, and electricity infrastructure. Rachel
emphasizes the increasing demand for electricity due to factors like server
centers, EVs, and electrification efforts. They explore the concept of carbon
awareness and its implications for software development, shedding light on the
complexities of optimizing energy consumption and reducing carbon emissions.
Through Rachel's journey into coding and her work at Open Climate Fix,
listeners gain insights into the critical role of technology in decarbonizing
the electricity grid and mitigating climate change.
Learn more about our people:
* Chris Adams: [LinkedIn]( / mrchrisadams ) | [GitHub](github.com/mrchrisadams) | [Website](www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/)
* Rachel Tipton: [Linktree](linktr.ee/rachel_labri_tipton) | [Website](www.openclimatefix.org)
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* [The Green Software Foundation Website](greensoftware.foundation/)
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News:
* [FOSDEM 2024 - Quartz Solar OS: Building an open source AI solar forecast for everyone](fosdem.org/2024/schedule/even...) [2:23]
* [Quartz Solar](www.quartz.solar/) [15:09]
* [Starting a non-profit research lab to help fix climate change ASAP | Jack Kelly](jack-kelly.com/blog/2019-01-0...) [22:52]
* [Recapturing early internet whimsy with HTML | MIT Technology Review](www.technologyreview.com/2023...) [42:05]
Resources:
* [The Tech Generalist](thetechgeneralist.substack.com/) | Rachel TipTon [04:06]
* [Women Who Code](womenwhocode.com/) [04:08]
* [Subak](subak.org/) [14:09]
* [GitHub - openclimatefix/Open-Source-Quartz-Solar-Forecast](github.com/openclimatefix/Ope...) [15:09]
* [Real Decarbonization: How Oil and Gas Companies Are Seizing the Low-Carbon Future](www.amazon.com/Real-Decarboni...) | Tisha Schuller [41:29]
* [html garden](www.htmls.garden/) [42:36]
* sceneries.site/#home [42:49]
* [github.com/search?l=&p=1&q=us...](github.com/search?l=&p=1&q=us...)
* [openclimatefix (Open Climate Fix)](huggingface.co/openclimatefix)
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