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* Make sure internal links go to the correct fragment
(limitation of the jekyll-redirect-from plugin is that it doesn't pass this through)

* Additional link updates
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30 changes: 15 additions & 15 deletions _data/carbonStandard.yml
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icon: web
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/upstream#software
link: /impact-categories/upstream#software
noLink: false

CatUEmployeeHardware:
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icon: devices
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/upstream#employee-hardware
link: /impact-categories/upstream#employee-hardware
noLink: false

CatUNetworkHardware:
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icon: router
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/upstream#networking-hardware
link: /impact-categories/upstream#networking-hardware
noLink: false

CatUServerHardware:
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icon: storage
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/upstream#data-centre-and-server-hardware
link: /impact-categories/upstream#data-centre-and-server-hardware
noLink: false

OperationalEmissions:
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icon: storage
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#servers-and-storage
link: /impact-categories/operational#servers-and-storage
noLink: false

CatONetworkDevices:
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icon: router
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#networking-devices
link: /impact-categories/operational#networking-devices
noLink: false

CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices:
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icon: devices
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#onsite-employee-devices
link: /impact-categories/operational#onsite-employee-devices
noLink: false

CatGGenerators:
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icon: bolt
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#generators
link: /impact-categories/operational#generators
noLink: false

CatC:
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icon: cloud
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#cloud-services
link: /impact-categories/operational#cloud-services
noLink: false

CatCSaas:
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icon: web
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#saas
link: /impact-categories/operational#saas
noLink: false

CatCManaged:
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icon: storage
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#managed-services
link: /impact-categories/operational#managed-services
noLink: false

CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices:
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icon: devices
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/operational#offsite-employee-devices
link: /impact-categories/operational#offsite-employee-devices
noLink: false

CatD:
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icon: devices
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/downstream#end-user-devices
link: /impact-categories/downstream#end-user-devices
noLink: false

CatDNetworkDataTransfer:
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icon: cell-tower
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/downstream#network-data-transfer
link: /impact-categories/downstream#network-data-transfer
noLink: false

CatDInfrastructure:
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icon: hub
selected: false
description:
link: /categories/downstream#infrastructure
link: /impact-categories/downstream#infrastructure
noLink: false
4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pages/impact_categories/operational.md
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{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Offsite Employee Devices" level=3 %}

The emissions incurred by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees, when used out-of-office. Since these are required by the business, they are accounted for, but as with other indirect groupings, the business does not control them directly. Accordingly, they come under [GHG Protocol Scope 3](/glossary#greenhouse-gas-ghg-protocols), and so are a separate category.
The emissions incurred by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees, when used out-of-office. Since these are required by the business, they are accounted for, but as with other indirect groupings, the business does not control them directly. Accordingly, they come under [GHG Protocol Scope 3](/resources/glossary#greenhouse-gas-ghg-protocols), and so are a separate category.

Offsite employee devices are typically accounted for with an [attribution factor](/glossary#attribution-factor), representing the proportion of time that their use is dedicated to business purposes.
Offsite employee devices are typically accounted for with an [attribution factor](/resources/glossary#attribution-factor), representing the proportion of time that their use is dedicated to business purposes.

## References

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pages/technology_categories/cloud/paas.md
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There's also a pattern of CDN providers now offering short-lived compute and sometimes storage services alongside traditional caching use cases.

{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Benefits of PaaS for emissions" level=2 %}
The advantages and disadvantages of cloud from an emissions perspective are discussed in <a href="/information/cloud#environmental-impact-of-cloud-services">Cloud Emissions</a> including the use of green electricity (if offsetting is counted) and having a low PUE.
The advantages and disadvantages of cloud from an emissions perspective are discussed in <a href="/technology-categories/cloud#environmental-impact-of-cloud-services">Cloud Emissions</a> including the use of green electricity (if offsetting is counted) and having a low PUE.

Where PaaS can have an advantage over IaaS is in maximising utilisation. Where an organisation has lifted and shifted virtual machines from on-prem those machines may be doing very little work but taking a percentage of a physical machine's resources meaning energy use from CPU and memory usage and also resulting in embodied carbon. e.g. if some large cloud VM instances are required to be continually running in case of high traffic once a day or week.

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This is not possible for most of the other solutions except where they provision resources in the cloud account of the organisation using the PaaS product. As already discussed, PaaS solutions offer the most benefits from a sustainability perspective when multi-tenant. However, this also makes reporting very challenging as the attribution of carbon emissions is not easy, as many users share one set of servers and virtual servers.

Where the underlying infrastructure is opaque, there are two options:
1. Follow the [same approach as for SaaS](/information/saas#measurement-estimation-methods)
1. Follow the [same approach as for SaaS](/technology-categories/saas#measurement-estimation-methods)
* i.e. Sustainable Web Design, or Shift 1, or a custom request time-based method where the data or request time in combination with the number of users is used to aid estimation.
2. Run locally or in some other environment periodically.

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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions pages/technology_categories/estate.md
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The top of the diagram shows there can be multiple sites and each has a geographical location impacting the operational emissions due to varying carbon intensity. Next, it shows that a given site could be a dedicated data centre or a more general location that includes technology components. For example there may be a dedicated server room and/or odd pieces of hardware in the office. Note that on-site monitors and desktops are covered under organisation user devices later but could have been included here - there's valid reasons for both approaches.

To get a complete picture of emissions then all sites, their locations and all hardware within those sites must be identified as well as a <a href="/glossary#power-usage-effectiveness-pue">PUE</a> for each one to capture efficiency. More detail on how to do this is provided in the following sub-sections. Where there's a need to prioritise the analysis, then focus on the largest sources of emissions which will normally be data centres, as indicated by the arrow in the diagram.
To get a complete picture of emissions then all sites, their locations and all hardware within those sites must be identified as well as a <a href="/resources/glossary#power-usage-effectiveness-pue">PUE</a> for each one to capture efficiency. More detail on how to do this is provided in the following sub-sections. Where there's a need to prioritise the analysis, then focus on the largest sources of emissions which will normally be data centres, as indicated by the arrow in the diagram.

{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Device inventory records" level=3 %}

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Embodied emissions should be based on the asset database described above and ideally the CMDB records will include manufacturer data about each asset's embodied carbon or at least enough information that it can be looked up via data sheets. Where this is not present approximations may be used based on typical values - see <a href="/information/lifecycle/example/server">Server example</a> for some suggestions around how to do this.

In the earlier diagram the cooling/lighting/other boxes were distinguished in a different shade of green because they are not technology hardware but general purpose equipment that support it. For embodied emissions they are out of the scope of the TCS and therefore not discussed but you should still calculate them for full <a href="/glossary#greenhouse-gas-ghg-protocols">GHGP Scope 3</a> emissions.
In the earlier diagram the cooling/lighting/other boxes were distinguished in a different shade of green because they are not technology hardware but general purpose equipment that support it. For embodied emissions they are out of the scope of the TCS and therefore not discussed but you should still calculate them for full <a href="/resources/glossary#greenhouse-gas-ghg-protocols">GHGP Scope 3</a> emissions.

{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Operational emissions - reporting" level=3 %}

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{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Reducing emissions" level=3 %}
For servers and cloud the analysis for reducing emissions was more complex than reporting but the opposite is true for devices. Monitors don't have any software running on them to attribute to anyone and although technically laptops do, the wide variety of applications and the fact that the <a href="/information/lifecycle#embodied-vs-usage-carbon">bulk of the carbon will be from their manufacture not the use</a> means there is little value in any analysis. User owned devices (like personal laptops) can also be ignored.
For servers and cloud the analysis for reducing emissions was more complex than reporting but the opposite is true for devices. Monitors don't have any software running on them to attribute to anyone and although technically laptops do, the wide variety of applications and the fact that the <a href="/technology-categories/lifecycle#embodied-vs-usage-carbon">bulk of the carbon will be from their manufacture not the use</a> means there is little value in any analysis. User owned devices (like personal laptops) can also be ignored.

Therefore, for reducing emissions the focus will be on procurement policy and on changing the default choices of device purchased by the org. If there are 1 or 2 procurement teams then all that matters is how those teams choose devices and manage their longevity and disposal.

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* IoT devices which may be provided by the organisation selling the software
* Servers for service to service communication

The following sections go through each of these. A judgement should be taken as to whether the downstream emissions are worth calculating in any depth. For example, if customer numbers are in the hundreds or less it is likely these emissions will just be noise vs other tech emissions. On the other hand, a video streaming or gaming app with hundreds of thousands of users using the app each day for hours a time shouldn't be ignored. Start with rough approximations based on the information in <a href="/categories/downstream">Downstream</a> and the following sub-sections before deciding whether to go any further.
The following sections go through each of these. A judgement should be taken as to whether the downstream emissions are worth calculating in any depth. For example, if customer numbers are in the hundreds or less it is likely these emissions will just be noise vs other tech emissions. On the other hand, a video streaming or gaming app with hundreds of thousands of users using the app each day for hours a time shouldn't be ignored. Start with rough approximations based on the information in <a href="/impact-categories/downstream">Downstream</a> and the following sub-sections before deciding whether to go any further.


{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Consumer devices" level=3 %}
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