Optimizing AI/ML for Sustainability Workloads: Ask the Expert

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Welcome to the follow up discussion on "Optimizing AI/ML for Sustainability Workloads" Twitch event. If you missed **[live twitch event](https://twitch.tv/aws)** on June 20 at 11am Pacific, you can access the [recording](https://youtu.be/pEv_CPHi56g). If you have a question you'd like to see discussed during the live event, post a comment below. After the live event, you can continue asking questions until June 24.

Machine Learning models are more and more complex and consume more and more energy. But AI is also a fantastic tool for mitigation of climate change. As builders, it’s our responsibility to develop Sustainable and Responsible ML models and to make sustainable use of AI.

Join experts Francesco Penta, Louise Fox, and Benoitde de Chateauvieux to learn best practices to reduce the environmental impact of your Machine Learning workloads.

**Our AWS experts**

**Francesco Penta** is a Principal Cloud Support Engineer based in Dublin, Ireland. He loves helping customers solving hard technical challenges and architecting highly scalable and resilient infrastructures. Has a soft spot for automation and will never say no when someone asks to look at a packet capture.

**Louise Fox** is a Technical Account Manager
Louise’s journey with AWS started, when she joined as a Cloud Support Intern in the Dublin office. While in Cloud Support, she worked with multiple security, storage and content delivery services. She has since moved to the Technical Account Manager role in Amsterdam, where she is working directly with a diverse range of customers, helping them build their businesses on AWS.

**Benoit de Chateauvieux** is a Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, based in Montreal, Canada. As a former CTO, he enjoys helping startups build great and sustainable products using the cloud.

**Ask questions from Tuesday June 14 to Friday June 24 by using the "Answer" button**

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Benoit de Chateauvieux · Accepted Answer

@C_River: To calculate the Carbon Footprint of AWS services, you can use the new Customer Carbon Footprint Tool. It can help you track, measure, review, and forecast the carbon emissions generated from your AWS usage.  
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-customer-carbon-footprint-tool/
https://aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/aws-customer-carbon-footprint-tool/

Benoit de Chateauvieux · Answer

@ZT: Thanks for this idea! We’re constantly getting feedback from customers on where they would like the next AWS Region and we have a list of locations that we are looking at. We're always re-evaluating and reprioritizing that list and we continue on our path to powering our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025.

C_River · Answer

I missed the twitch yesterday. I was wondering if there is a way to calculate the carbon print of AWS services and if there are tools and best practices.

ZT · Answer

I live near Alicante and work for a Swiss company that has  many AWS Cloud customers that we manage. Now I find this topic super important and I have an idea. Amazon building , expanding warehouse in Alicante which has 320 sunny days a year. Why AWS dont want to build a datacenter here too. Near the coast the water wells are giving cheap salty water which not good for agriculture but perfect for cooling system, also constant wind near the coastline. Feel free contact me for more info.

Optimizing AI/ML for Sustainability Workloads: Ask the Expert

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