WHY EVERY DEVELOPER SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT

Manuel’s passion for software development is way older than his passion for the environment. Still, he realises one cannot be more important than the other over the last ten years. In this talk, he will explain why if we don’t work together, at every level, the world as we know it, the so-called civilisation will be over in 10 to 15 years. We’re the new dinosaurs. Let’s try to survive instead of writing the next feature in the next sprint. This sprint — the one for our future — is a way bigger story.

Transcript

1. Why every !" should care about the #$% Tips from a former developer Manu ! Carrasco Molina carrascomolina.com/speaking
2. > whoami? lang: ! from: " born: # home: $ ❤ & ! past: 25 y " # dev, 14 w/ $ #tech % ! present: 12 years with the ! #party ! future? striving & , decision in june ! 10 ' years ( without ) meat ! 7 * of + it , #vegan ! 4 - kids (yes, with the same woman!) Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
3. Ethics FTW This talk is about Karma Manu Carrasco Molina: should care about the
4. Ethics FTW This talk is about Karma Once upon a time a talk about Privacy... I turned into a book Maybe I should turn this talk into a book The book
6. Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
7. That tiny IT problem Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
8. Steffen Lange & Tilman Santarius ! Zero sum game ! Green: Efficiency2 & Substitution ! Red: CO2 Footprint & Rebound ! ICT Sector is: ! 1500 TWh in 2020 ! 3000 TWh in 2030 2 e.g. Digital tools can facilitate less resources intensive construction Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
9. Big Folks, Big Problems ! Energy intensity of Alphabet & Meta increases at a similar pace than ! Make your business first sustainable, than profitable ! Greed secures short time future, Sustainability long term mess fixing ! Further pointers: ! Halliki Kreinin: Research Sufficiency (Münster) ! Ophélie Coelho: Geopolitics (France) Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
10. Can we fix it together? Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
11. Means of Activism outside of IT #1 — Civil Society Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
12. Demo in 2017 against Coal. Decided in 2022: Coal Exit in NRW in 2030
13. Fossil fuels stop NOW! Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
14. Means of Activism outside of IT #2 ! Plant-based food ! In 20 years, the world will be mostly vegan. ! Start today. Reduce Meat. Now. Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
16. You think politics will solve it? ! In some ways, it can. ! COP? I don't trust it. ! Blah Blah Blah Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
18. Search Engine We search all day long, right? ! "Convert SwiftUI Font to UIFont" ! "Ruby version not found" ! "How many engineers does it take to save the world?" ! ... Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
19. Are you still googling? Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
20. John Scully on Steve Jobs
21. What is wrong with the ?
22. Stop searching, Start Planting Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
23. The Problem / The Browser
24. Christian Kroll 1. You search the web with Ecosia 2. (Good) ads generate income 3. 80% of it plant trees w/ partners ! The company cannot be bought! ! Office catering is vegan " ! free food: the easiest measure Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
25. A greener electronics, according to Greenpeace Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
26. Tune your code Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
28. Settings > Battery ! Where a user go if the battery is draining. ! You don't want your app in this list. ! It's like the losers list. ! Similar stuff on Android ! I use to have a whole talk on Energy Optimization Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
31. Some Android love in Amsterdam, obviously...
32. Run 100% renewable energy ! Best case: Have your own PVs ! Generate more than 100% if possible! ! If not possible, run from a 100% renewable energy provider ! Don't pick a "mixed" company! Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
36. Apple goes... Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
37. It's not enough, but... Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
38. Go Vegan ! You, but more your company, e.g. during lunch like Ecosia! ! It's easy and better for the environment ! Fruits belongs to Startups anyways! :-) Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
39. Go Plastic and Packaging Free! ! Order your Pizzas e.g. with order.green, and without cheese ! Offer breakfast at your company! ! Cereals, in 10kg packages ! Use ceramic cups, not plastic ! Or re-use the plastic (recup/rebowl) ! Go out to eat with the company! Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
40. ! More Home Office, less cost! ! Means less trafic " # , less CO2 ! Downside: Each takes its decisions (e.g. ) ! Upside: Way better work-life and family-balance ! My previous company had an office for 35 people ! Employee number is 70. Get it? Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
41. If you have to go to the Office ! Walk or Bike? ! Train, please ! Worst case: EV? ! My car uses 99.78% renewable energies1 ! At the very least do some car sharing 1 Because if I'm plugging it "somewhere" like once a year I might not know... Also... there's no 100%... Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
42. Don't Look Up: “Sit Tight and Assess” © Netflix
43. ✈ Reduce (or quit!) flying! ! I haven't been flying since 2018 ! Online Conferences are great, otherwise train! ! We're making the train cheaper with Deutschland-Ticket! ! And please stop going for a company week end in Mallorca Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
44. Start your own company? ! Make an App that does good for the world. ! Be that CEO, one that cares about the world. ! Fix a problem the world has. It's a mess out there. Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
45. Optimize your Website? ! Basically the size should be small ! Use the inspectors (network) to see which part is bad ! Do you really need that 100 MB Video on the front page? ! Please don't autoplay! It's not only bad for the environment. Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
46. Small things every user can do ! Use dark mode on OLED screens. Really. ! Turn off automatic updates. ! Turn OFF your TV. Use a power switch. Manu Carrasco Molina: ! " should care about the # $ %
48. ش ك ر ا َ ! ! manu@gruene.social gruenerkopf gruener.kopf carrascomolina % carrascomolina.com manu@carrascomolina.com