Microsoft, Linux Foundation, and others are working together to make these programs more stable

Microsoft is still working to get the full go airless gas at the end of the decade, but the fight against climate change is not the only company. As part of their architecture conference, people in Redmond – along with the Accenture, GitHub, ThoughtWorks and Linux Foundation – have announced the establishment of the Green Software Foundation to help create sustainable software programs.

“The consensus of scientists is clear: the world is facing a crisis of rapid emissions. It will take us all to work together to find new ways to reduce emissions,” Microsoft President Brad Smith told reporters. “Today, Microsoft is partnering with organizations that have high hopes for the future to help launch green programs to help our customers and friends around the world reduce their emissions.”

The code alone does not have any environmental problems, but the tools that work do just that. Data centers now account for 200 terawatt hours – or about 1% – of electricity worldwide, and the number is expected to rise steadily over the next decade. (One of the most recent comments in this newspaper Energy Works predicts that the average electricity demand will be between 353 and 1,287 terawatt-hours by 2030.)

While the GSF appears to have no intention of using its power, Microsoft’s correspondents say their organization wants to help the “Information and Communications Technology group reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030.” To achieve this, the foundation set its goal in three areas of focus: establishing new standards for software developers, promoting green software research and establishing open source projects, and promoting corporate governance.

So far, neither Microsoft nor its GSF affiliates have offered any additional features for the initial trial, but the promise of software development has already attracted those who support them. A few non-beneficiaries have also joined the GSF, including the Climate Action Leaders, the Watt Time and the Green Web Foundation, and its foundations also count Goldman Sachs as one of its “members”.