AWS Global Infrastructure and Sustainability Blog
Author: Marco Masciola
Marco Masciola is a Senior Sustainability Scientist at AWS with several years of experience as a solutions architect and AWS cloud practitioner. He currently leads efforts to advance sustainability science and innovation through digital technology. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University.
How AWS estimates embodied emissions of IT hardware: The science and technology behind the latest customer carbon footprint methodology
AWS recently updated the Customer Carbon Footprint Tool to include Scope 3 emissions for fuel and energy related activities (FERA), buildings and equipment, and IT hardware. This post dives deep into the scientific methods and technology stack behind how we calculate embodied emissions for IT hardware. We take you behind the scenes into the framework […]