Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle

With the rapid rise of laptops, smartphones, and artificial intelligence, there has been limited attention paid to their environmental impact. This thesis presents a framework developed after extensive research into the green software domain, aimed at helping corporations with emissions accounting a...

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Autor: Chungikar, Sohel Abbas
Tipo de documento: dissertação
Data de publicação:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
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Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/419400
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Sustainability
Computer software-- Development
Software, Green Software, Sustainability, IT, CSRD, Corporate Sustainability, Software Engineering, Software Sustainability
Sostenibilitat
Programari--Desenvolupament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
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spelling Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycleChungikar, Sohel AbbasSustainabilityComputer software-- DevelopmentSoftware, Green Software, Sustainability, IT, CSRD, Corporate Sustainability, Software Engineering, Software SustainabilitySostenibilitatProgramari--DesenvolupamentÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenibleWith the rapid rise of laptops, smartphones, and artificial intelligence, there has been limited attention paid to their environmental impact. This thesis presents a framework developed after extensive research into the green software domain, aimed at helping corporations with emissions accounting and reporting, while adhering to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and similar policies. The core metric adopted within the framework is Software Carbon Intensity (SCI), which is measured through system utilization parameters. These parameters are calibrated using two benchmarking tools, Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) and Performance Counter Monitor (PCM). Two case studies were conducted to demonstrate the framework’s practical application. In the first case, representing the software development stage, emissions of approximately 330 gCO2eq were generated during typical office hours from 09:00 to 18:30, which extrapolates to 9.87 kgCO2eq per developer per sprint. The second case study, focused on software usage, recorded emissions ranging from 0.054 gCO2eq to 2.73 gCO2eq per run, depending on the location of execution and the method of carbon intensity data aggregation. A reporting method using candlestick charts is also introduced, providing companies a useful tool for Scope emissions accounting.Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaValderrama Ángel, César Alberto20242024-10-2520242024-11-26master thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccNAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/419400reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4194002026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
title Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
spellingShingle Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
Chungikar, Sohel Abbas
Sustainability
Computer software-- Development
Software, Green Software, Sustainability, IT, CSRD, Corporate Sustainability, Software Engineering, Software Sustainability
Sostenibilitat
Programari--Desenvolupament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
title_short Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
title_full Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
title_fullStr Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
title_full_unstemmed Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
title_sort Software sustainability assessing the environmental impact of the software life cycle
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chungikar, Sohel Abbas
author Chungikar, Sohel Abbas
author_facet Chungikar, Sohel Abbas
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Valderrama Ángel, César Alberto
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sustainability
Computer software-- Development
Software, Green Software, Sustainability, IT, CSRD, Corporate Sustainability, Software Engineering, Software Sustainability
Sostenibilitat
Programari--Desenvolupament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
topic Sustainability
Computer software-- Development
Software, Green Software, Sustainability, IT, CSRD, Corporate Sustainability, Software Engineering, Software Sustainability
Sostenibilitat
Programari--Desenvolupament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
description With the rapid rise of laptops, smartphones, and artificial intelligence, there has been limited attention paid to their environmental impact. This thesis presents a framework developed after extensive research into the green software domain, aimed at helping corporations with emissions accounting and reporting, while adhering to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and similar policies. The core metric adopted within the framework is Software Carbon Intensity (SCI), which is measured through system utilization parameters. These parameters are calibrated using two benchmarking tools, Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) and Performance Counter Monitor (PCM). Two case studies were conducted to demonstrate the framework’s practical application. In the first case, representing the software development stage, emissions of approximately 330 gCO2eq were generated during typical office hours from 09:00 to 18:30, which extrapolates to 9.87 kgCO2eq per developer per sprint. The second case study, focused on software usage, recorded emissions ranging from 0.054 gCO2eq to 2.73 gCO2eq per run, depending on the location of execution and the method of carbon intensity data aggregation. A reporting method using candlestick charts is also introduced, providing companies a useful tool for Scope emissions accounting.
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