
Achieving Net Zero with AWS: A Comprehensive Guide
As the global urgency to combat climate change intensifies, businesses increasingly seek ways to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a sustainable future. AWS is at the forefront of this movement, committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
- Siemens: a global leader in industrial automation and digitalization, Siemens has partnered with AWS to enhance its sustainability efforts. By migrating its critical workloads to AWS, Siemens has optimized its energy use and reduced carbon emissions. AWS’s advanced analytics and machine learning services have enabled Siemens to monitor and manage its energy consumption more effectively, contributing to its net zero goals.
- ENGIE: ENGIE, a multinational energy company, leverages AWS to drive its renewable energy projects. Using AWS IoT and machine learning services, ENGIE has developed innovative energy management and optimization solutions. These technologies help ENGIE maximize the efficiency of its renewable energy assets, reduce operational costs, and minimize environmental impact.
- The Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company has implemented AWS’s sustainability tools to achieve its ambitious environmental targets. By utilizing AWS’s cloud infrastructure, Coca-Cola has improved its supply chain efficiency and reduced waste. AWS’s data analytics capabilities have also enabled Coca-Cola to gain insights into its energy usage and identify opportunities for further reductions in carbon emissions.
- AWS Customer Carbon Footprint Tool:
- This tool provides a dashboard that visualizes the carbon emissions associated with your use of AWS services. It helps you track and report on emissions following Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol standards, analyze changes over time, and forecast future emissions as AWS progresses towards 100% renewable energy 1.
- AWS Well-Architected Sustainability Pillar:
- This pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework focuses on minimizing the environmental impacts of running cloud workloads. It provides best practices for designing and operating sustainable workloads, including right-sizing resources, optimizing storage, and leveraging serverless architectures 1.
- AWS Graviton Instances:
- AWS Graviton processors are designed to deliver high performance with lower energy consumption. Graviton-based instances use up to 60% less energy for the same performance as comparable x86-based instances, helping reduce your carbon footprint and offering cost savings 1.
- Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI):
- ASDI aims to accelerate sustainability research and innovation by providing access to large sustainability datasets. It supports researchers and innovators with the data, tools, and technical expertise to address sustainability challenges 1.
- AWS Data Exchange:
- This service makes finding, subscribing to, and using third-party sustainability-related data in the cloud easy. It includes data on Environmental, Social, and governance (ESG) metrics, weather, air quality, satellite imagery, and more 1.
- Amazon EC2 Spot Instances:
- Spot Instances allow you to use spare AWS compute capacity at reduced rates. These instances can optimize resource usage and minimize waste, contributing to more sustainable cloud operations 1.