Appendix A: External Resources

Links to fellow knowledge-sharers in the field of sustainable web development. Please take the time to read these — this book covers ways to reduce network traffix, data and CPU usage, but for a broader look at the topic we recommend these resources:

• Sustainable Web Design - A selection of strategies and advice around sustainable web design, covering technical as well as non-technical aspects.

• Principles.green - The Principles of Sustainable Green Software Engineering are a core set of competencies needed to define, build and run green software applications.

• The Green Web Foundation - An organisation offering tools, datasets and services within the field of green internet. One dataset in particular is an effort to curate a list of hosting providers that use renewable energy.

• The Green Web Foundation on Github - Selection of open source software by the green web foundation. Includes a javascript library for calculating CO2 emissions using the shift project 1-byte model.

• Sustainable Web Manifesto - A manifesto for a sustainable web - signed by almost 2000 people.