AI scrapers externalize costs, forcing smaller websites to deploy defensive measures that often impact legitimate users. This excessive load threatens the sustainability of public goods projects, leading to potential shutdowns if not addressed effectively. #WebSustainability 2/5

Advancing the Open Web, IRL: Global Standards at W3C TPAC 2025 By Mike Gifford, Open Standards and Practices Lead

New on the CivicActions Medium blog: Advancing the Open Web, IRL: Global Standards at W3C TPAC 2025

@ox.ca Mike Gifford reflects on attending W3C TPAC 2025.

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#OpenWeb #WebStandards #Accessibility #WebSustainability #W3C #FOSS

I submitted my first plugin to WordPress.org and am awaiting approval.

Strange side effect? Getting briefly excited by every WordPress email about some automatic update. Sigh.

#sustainabledolly #websustainability #webdev #wordpress

12 November 2025 | Sustainable Web IG Update for the Web Sustainability Guidelines | Calendar The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.

Excited about going to my first #W3C #TPAC in Kobe Japan. I will be co-hosting a breakout group on Web Sustainability Guidelines #WSG — November 12th, 08:30 JST
www.w3.org/events/meeti...

More about the WSG here:
w3c.github.io/sustainablew...

#sustainability #GreenWeb #WebSustainability

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Excited about going to my first @w3c #TPAC in Kobe Japan. I will be co-hosting a breakout group on Web Sustainability Guidelines #WSG — November 12th, 08:30 JST
www.w3.org/events/meetings/f7fcc7e0...

More about the WSG here […]

If you don't know what #websustainability is, well, now you do:

(think of it as one extra way to push for having to spend time making your web apps more performant 😉)

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The slides from my first talk from earlier today at #OSSummit can be found below. Building a SolarPunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future

#SolarPunk #OpenSource #ClimateTech #WebSustainability #SustyWeb […]

Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future Building a SolarPunk Web Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future Mike Gifford, Open Source Summit Europe 2025 August 27, 2025 2:10-2:50pm CEST D202 (Elicium Level 2) Building a Solarpunk Web: Ope...

The slides from my first talk from earlier today at #OSSummit can be found below. Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future

#SolarPunk #OpenSource #ClimateTech #WebSustainability #SustyWeb

docs.google.com/presentation...

How to Build Energy-Efficient Drupal Websites Using Sustainable Web Practices Ala Haytham of Vardot outlines practical methods for reducing Drupal website carbon emissions. The guide covers lazy loading, asset compression, green hosting, and Drupal’s built-in caching tools. It also highlights Varbase as a performance-optimized...

Want to green your Drupal builds? 🌱 Ala Haytham of Vardot shares practical tips for energy-efficient websites—from lazy loading and CSS/JS aggregation to green hosting.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4mfutHJ
#Drupal #WebSustainability #GreenTech #OpenSource

Illustration of a cheerful crowd at an event, stylised in a colourful comic style with bold colours such as orange, blue and red. In the foreground, smiling people with name tags are sitting and standing, while in the background there is a blue sky with stylised, colourful clouds. To the left is a blue area with the text: ‘HEAD IN THE CLOUD. 🇩🇪 “Head in the Cloud” 2025: The +Pluswerk Recap. 🇬🇧 “Head in the Cloud” 2025: The +Pluswerk Recap’. The +Pluswerk logo is at the bottom left.

🌞 Ideas, impact and inspiration!

Our 'Head in the Cloud' recap: 🌱 CO₂ emissions from websites, 🇪🇺 digital sovereignty and 🤑 'New Pay' by Jens Krumm.

Full recap, including Jens' keynote available to download:

🇬🇧 t1p.de/24gpy
🇩🇪 t1p.de/70y3h

#HeadInTheCloud #TechEvent #WebSustainability #NewPay

What is Web Sustainability? • Matt Lion Web Design What is Web Sustainability? Usually people perceive digital technology as clean because its pollution isn't immediately visible, like it can be seen on vehicles or industries.

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#WebSustainability #DigitalCarbonFootprint #SustainableWeb #PlanetFriendlyWebDesign #Sustainability #LowCarbonWebsites

Sustainability A place to document sustainability efforts in Drupal. Some are focused on environmental sustainability, and some on economic sustainability.

I added these pages to the #Drupal docs for #WebSustainability

www.drupal.org/docs/getting...

I'd love feedback on how to help everyone reduce the environmental footprint of the web.

Sustainability A place to document sustainability efforts in Drupal. Some are focused on environmental sustainability, and some on economic sustainability.

I added these pages to the #Drupal docs for #WebSustainability
www.drupal.org/docs/getting-started/sus...

I'd love feedback on how to help everyone reduce the environmental footprint of the web.

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I'm just getting to listening to @mrchrisadams #EnvironmentVariables
interview with @tzviya & Alexander Dawson.

podcasts.castplus.fm/e/xn1421y8-shaping-web-s...

It is great to hear Tzviya & Alexander, who have contributed so much the the
#WebSustainability […]

Shaping Web Sustainability with the W3C In this episode of Environment Variables, host Chris Adams dives into the evolving landscape of sustainable web development with Alexander Dawson and Tzviya Siegman from the World Wide Web Consortium ...

I'm just getting to listening to @mrchrisadams.bsky.social #EnvironmentVariables interview with @tzviya.bsky.social & Alexander Dawson.

podcasts.castplus.fm/e/xn1421y8-s...

It is great to hear Tzviya & Alexander, who have contributed so much the the #WebSustainability Guidelines.

#GreenWeb

Dark violet on lilac background: "Time to Ditch Analytics? Tracking Scripts and Web Sustainability"

🟣 Time to Ditch Analytics? Tracking Scripts and Web Sustainability
by Michelle Barker @michelle@front-end.social @MicheBarks
#Analytics #TrackingScripts #webSustainability

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