# Carbon Accounting for UK Research Computing: proof of concept & beyond.

- Institution: CERN
- Speaker: Alex Owen
- Year: 2026
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3025579)
- Licence: [CERN](https://copyright.web.cern)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

UK Research and Innovation's Digital Research Infrastructure (UKRI DRI) is inherently heterogeneous as the computing resources have grown organically and are specialised for various disciplines. Sustainability approaches for UKRI DRI must therefore span this heterogeneous landscape.

The IRIS Carbon Audit SnapshoT (IRISCAST) project estimated the total carbon costs of 6 UKRI DRI services over a 24 hour snapshot period. The IRIS Carbon Mapping Project (IRIS-CMP) then allocated carbon costs at 2 UKRI DRI services to individual service users. UKRI is currently funding the NetDRIVE project to gather evidence, make progress and make recommendation towards a NetZero UKRI DRI. This presentation highlights the key findings of the IRISCAST and IRIS-CMP Projects and re-interprets these in the light of the subsequent work of NetDRIVE and the NetDRIVE Working Group on Metrics and Reporting all in the context of the UKRI DRI.

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## Lectures

1. [Carbon Accounting for UK Research Computing: proof of concept & beyond.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3025579/f0eeec5a43bd), 33 min (CERN's player)