We live in a time characterised by high-temperature records, forest fires and acid rains, rising levels of seas that soon will contain more plastic than fish, by grain shortages and by uncertainty. It can make the most optimistic of us see red, quoting the UN. Still, it is a consolation that the EU has identified digitisation as a critical enabler for the green shift. We hope this guide can serve as a reference work for you who are concerned with reducing your own footprint in coding, design, content and project management.
We hope you will be inspired and motivated, and - not to mention - a little wiser about how you can contribute to reducing emissions. Enjoy your reading!
Check which data centre is used for a webpage
Hosting Checker
Find a green data centre
The Green Web Foundation – The Green Hosting Directory
Check colour contrast for universal design
Colorable
Stark (Figma-plugin)
Compress images
TinyPNG
Calculate carbon emissions for a webpage
Website Carbon Calculator
Measure a webpage's weight/size
PageSpeed Insights
Use greener methods and tools
The Circular Design Guide – Methods
Optimise Search Engines (SEO)
schema.org
moz.com
Google Search Console
Use plain language
General writing tips for plain language
This is how you write in plain language in digital solutions