Green Software Engineering is a new field that combines climate science, software architecture and methods, energy markets, hardware, and data center construction. The Green Software Engineering Principles are a collection of skills that are required to identify, create, and operate green, long-term software applications. These eight standards define what it means to be a Green Software Engineer, regardless of the application domain. A Green Software Engineer can make choices that have a significant effect on the carbon emissions of their apps by combining this expertise. Following are the eight principles of green development:

1. Carbon: Build applications that are low in carbon emissions. 
2. Electric energy: Establish applications that are mindful of energy efficiency.
3. Carbon Intensity: Use the least carbon-intensive energy possible.
4. Build hardware-efficient systems with Embodied Carbon.
5. Energy Proportionality: Make hardware as energy-efficient as possible.
6. Reduce the sum of data and the distance it would travel through the network through networking.
7. Build carbon-aware applications to shape demand.
8. Measurement and Optimization: Focus on incremental improvements that improve total carbon performance.

How can green development help the environment?

The proof that green development has many benefits is growing. Green buildings are among the most important tools for achieving a variety of global priorities, including combating climate change, fostering healthy and prosperous cities, and boosting economic development, ultimately leading to sustainable development. Green building advantages can be divided into three categories: environmental, economic, and social. We’ve compiled a list of facts and figures from a variety of third-party sources to demonstrate these advantages.

Environmental

Our ecosystem and the natural world are two of the most significant forms of benefits that green buildings have. Green buildings can not only mitigate or remove harmful environmental effects by consuming less water, electricity, or natural resources, but they can also have a positive effect on the environment by providing their energy or increasing biodiversity. Green buildings in Australia that have earned the Green Star award have been shown to contain 62 percent less greenhouse gas emissions and 51 percent less potable water than buildings designed to satisfy minimum industry standards. Green development has also been certified to result in energy savings of 40 to 50 percent and water savings of 20 to 30 percent.

Economic

Green buildings have a host of competitive or financial advantages that favor a variety of individuals or classes of people. Financial reductions on electricity expenses for renters or families (due to water and energy efficiency); reduced development costs and improved land prices for building developers; better vacancy rates or maintenance costs for building owners; and work creation are just a few examples. Energy conservation programs around the world could save between €280 and €410 billion in energy costs (and the equivalent to almost double the annual electricity consumption of the United States)

Social

Green building benefits have been found to have significant social implications in addition to economic and environmental benefits. Many of these advantages are related to the fitness and happiness of those who work in green workplaces or live in green buildings. Workers in lush, well-ventilated workplaces boost their cognitive scores by 101 percent (brain function). Employees in workplaces with glass slept 46 minutes longer each night on average. According to research, improved indoor air quality (low CO2 and pollutant concentrations, and good ventilation rates) will result in up to an 8% efficiency increase. 

EU LAW

MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) want the Commission to give customers the “right to updates” by making repairs more attractive, comprehensive, and resource-saving whether by expanding warranties, giving guarantees for replacement components, or improving access to repair and maintenance details. With 395 votes in favor, 94 votes opposed, and 207 abstentions, this resolution on a more competitive Single Market was passed. 

The MEPs also demand increased funding for second-hand products markets, as well as efforts to combat policies that reduce a product’s lifespan and promote sustainable development. MEPs repeat their call for a standard charger scheme to eliminate electronic waste, as well as for goods to be labeled based on their longevity (e.g., a consumption meter and specific details on the expected lifetime of a product). 

Remove obstacles that prevent repair, resale, and reuse

MEPs advocate for more competitive public procurement as well as responsible marketing and advertisement to promote sustainable enterprise and customer decisions. When making environmentally sustainable claims in advertising, for example, standard standards can be added to back up the assertion, close to how ecolabel certifications are obtained. The resolution also calls for the EU ecolabel’s position to be expanded so that it is more widely used by industry and customer interest is raised. Finally, the approved document recommends revised waste management regulations as well as the elimination of regulatory barriers to repair, resale, and reuse. The secondary raw material demand would also benefit from this.

Draft laws of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection

In Germany, online marketplaces will soon be required to view information about rating criteria. Providers of software are also obligated to provide appropriate upgrades. The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection has released two draught laws on the subject. As a result, the federal government is introducing many new EU rules. When comparing deals, online retailers must also view details about the providers involved. There must be a reference to this if you automatically personalize a price.

Suppliers of digital goods must also ensure that necessary upgrades for reliability and protection are made in the future and that users are informed about them. The proposed legislation would not dictate how long app developers must ensure that their apps are available. Applications that are distributed under a free license that does not handle user data are not used. However, if consumers pay with their data instead of money, the new rules extend to free software as well.

As is observed from the above information the role of green development, strengthened by the new law of the EU would be quite beneficial to the environment. Thus, the law must be implemented as soon as possible to help our environment.