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A specification that describes how to calculate a carbon intensity for software applications.
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A specification that describes how to calculate a carbon intensity for software applications.

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# Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) Specification



A specification that describes how to calculate a carbon intensity score for software applications. 



Created and managed by the [Standards Working Group](https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/standards_wg) in the [greensoftware.foundation](https://greensoftware.foundation).



## Project Scope

This document, the Software Carbon Intensity technical specification, describes how to calculate the carbon intensity of a software application. It describes the methodology of calculating the total carbon emissions and the selection criteria to turn the total into a rate that can be used to achieve real-world, physical emissions reductions, also known as abatement.



Electricity has a carbon intensity depending on where and when it is consumed. An intensity is a rate. It has a numerator and a denominator. A rate provides you with helpful information when considering how to design, develop, and deploy software applications. This specification describes the carbon intensity of a software application or service.



## Getting Started

- The development version of the specification is [here](https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/sci/blob/dev/SPEC.md).

- The latest published version of the specification is [here](https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/sci/blob/main/SPEC.md).

- The `dev` branch contains the current version that is being worked on and the `main` branch contains the latest published version.

- Check the [issues tab](https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/software_carbon_intensity/issues) for active and closed conversations regarding the spec.



## GitHub Training 

- [Getting started with GitHub](https://green-software-foundation.github.io/github-training/)



## Contributing

The recommended approach for getting involved with the specification is to:

- Read the [development version](https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/software_carbon_intensity/blob/dev/Software_Carbon_Intensity/Software_Carbon_Intensity_Specification.md) of the specification.

- Raise an issue, question, or recommendation in the issues tab above and start a discussion with other members.

- Once agreement has been reached, then raise a pull request to update the specification with your recommended changes.

- Let others know about your pull request by either commenting on the relevant issue or posting in the Standards Working Group slack channel.

- Pull requests are reviewed and merged during Standards Working Group meetings.

- Only chairs of the Standards Working Group can merge pull requests.



## Versioning

* We use [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) for versioning.



## Copyright

Standard WG projects are copyrighted under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).



## License

Standard WG projects are licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE.md](Software_Carbon_Intensity/License.md) file for details.



## Patent

Standard WG projects operate under the W3C Patent Mode.



# Feedback

* [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/software_carbon_intensity/discussions/new?category=sci-feedback)

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