🔰Carbon-Aware Website Assessment | No-codeで環境負荷チェック体験 #36

How can we reduce digital CO₂ emissions, even if we’re not developers?

As AI and data use continue to grow, electricity demand from data centres is expected to more than double by 2030 (*1). Websites and online businesses are expected to become greener, but what makes many current ones problematic?

In this event, we’ll try some simple steps to assess and critique the environmental impact of websites. No technical skills are needed. The organiser is a writer and web content editor, so we would really love support from tech-savvy participants too!

Join us. Let's think and share opinions. Knowledge-to-Action! 🧑‍💻👩🏻‍💻🧑‍🎨

What will we do

• Use an easy checklist to assess a few websites
• Discuss what causes high environmental impact
• Share ideas on how websites can be improved

Note

• This is a simple, high-level assessment from different angles. It's an experiment, not a technical audit, as "sustainable web design" is still an evolving idea. However, you can expect to gain ideas on how to spot areas for improvement!
• We’re not doing deep technical reviews like testers and ESG investors do😀

Assessment points examples *detailes TBD

• Calculate CO₂ emission
• Business funding
• Dark patterns
• Page design (video autoplay, size, load speed, etc)
• Website content

You are

• Anyone interested in this event (web devs, designers, editors, educators, students, etc.)
• No coding experience is needed, but appreciated

Language

• English and/or Japanese depending on the attendees. Please help each other.
• 海外のツールも使うので英検3級程度の英語力必須。会話は日本語のみになる場合も有。

Organiser

• Misa, a sustainability writer. Follow my Bluesky for Yokohama life info!

Location

• TBU (somewhere between 横浜〜桜木町）

What to Bring

• Fully charged Laptop
• 1 idea for making a digital world greener from your perspective. If you're not a techie, ideas like "Add vegan options to the company canteen" or "Stop using 📦 for deliveries" are also great. Your voice matters!

Participation Fee

• 0 yen for the attendance fee
• Everyone must buy one drink or food item at the venue

Wifi and Outlets

• TBU

Attendance

• Minimum: 4 people
• Maximum: 8 people
• If fewer than 4 people RSVP by 5 days before the event, it will be cancelled.

Group guideline

• If cancelling within 24 hours, please contact the organiser
• People may be removed from the group for:
• No-shows
• Attending without RSVP
• Frequent last-minute cancellations
• Harassment, drugs, alcohol, or sharing conspiracy theories

Of course, we understand emergencies and train delays. Thank you for joining our group!

(*1) Source: IEA