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InfraCarbon

InfraCarbon displays the CO₂e impact of your infrastructure changes directly in pull requests. This page explains how we calculate that data.

Carbon impact in pull requests

Our approach​

We've partnered with GreenPixie, a cloud sustainability data provider based in the UK, to power InfraCarbon's carbon calculations.

GreenPixie's data is verified against ISO-14064 (aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol) and under constant review by their research team of data scientists and academic partners.

What the calculations consider​

To comply with GHG standards and account for the reality of cloud-related emissions, the calculations consider:

  • Cloud location: local grid carbon intensity varies significantly by region
  • Hardware: different instance families and generations have different efficiency profiles
  • Data center PUE: Power Usage Effectiveness measures cooling and operational overhead
  • Scope 3 emissions: value chain emissions including hardware manufacturing
  • Cloud resource type: compute, storage, and networking have different footprints
  • Instance size: larger instances consume more power

This methodology provides consistent measurement across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Learn more​

For a deeper understanding of cloud sustainability concepts including location-based calculations, Scopes 1, 2 & 3, water consumption, and the fundamental formulas for calculating cloud impact, GreenPixie offers a certification course.

Questions?​

If you have questions about how carbon data is calculated for your specific infrastructure, please contact us.