Leading Digital Carbon Action
Digital Carbon Online is a service designed to help business leaders understand and reduce the environmental impact of their websites.
Developed by Scott Stonham, a leading figure in digital carbon footprint awareness, the services offered are designed to be easy to implement and measurably impactful.
Scott is an award winning innovator, author, and public speaker focused on the role of technology in sustainability:
- Author of the acclaimed Exploring Digital Carbon Footprints report.
- Course contributor to the Open University
- Public speaker on the topics of sustainability, technology and digital carbon
For A More Sustainable Digital Future
Our mission is to empower individuals and organisations with knowledge about the broader impacts of digital technologies.
Through innovation and communication we aim to promote informed action, help avoid future regrets and cultivate positive impacts for people, nature, and the planet.
Digital Carbon Online serves as part of our quest, enabling informed decision-making and fostering collective action towards a more sustainable, lower-carbon digital future.
Do you share our vision?
Get in touch and let us know. Join us on the quest for a more sustainable digital future.
The story so far
Our founder has been on the quest to discover the role of technology in a more sustainable future since 2017.
Digital Carbon Online became part of this journey in the Summer 2022.
Through partnerships with sustainable web agencies, Digital Carbon Online is growing rapidly in 2024, helping raise awareness of the environmental impact of digital technologies.
July, 2019
Well That’s Interesting Tech! launched exploring how technologies are being used to make our world a better place for all.
May, 2020
The first article appears exploring the sustainability and impact of data in the cloud.
Nov, 2021
Scott interviewed Tom Greenwood about Wholegrain Digital’s quest to become a sustainable digital agency and their journey to BCorp.
May, 2021
Scott is a judge for the mobile communication’s prestigious GLOMO awards in categories focused on mobile innovations in the field of UN SDGs and Climate change.
May, 2021
Speaking at the Global Sustainable Development summit about the opportunities and risk of technology in achieving the UN SDGs.
June, 2022
Jisc publishes a report written by Scott on “Exploring Digital Carbon Footprints”.
June, 2022
Presenting to IT leaders in the UK’s Higher and Further Education institutions about Digital Carbon Footprints
Aug, 2022
Began work on early Digital Carbon Online prototypes, named “WebCO2”
Sept, 2022
Contributed several articles and an interview to the Open University’s Digital Transformation OpenLearn course on the topic of digital carbon footprints
Oct, 2022
Delivering a keynote at the Birmingham ICC on Sustainability and Digital Carbon Footprints.
Nov, 2022
Keynote presentation to the UK Research Libraries membership on digital carbon footprints
Dec, 2022
DigitalCarbon.Online website launches
Feb, 2023
First Minimal Viable Product (MVP) version of Digital Carbon Online presented to a client.
Feb, 2023
First “Carbon Constrained Interview” went live.
March, 2023
Digital Carbon Online’s first sustainable web design agency partnership announced.
June, 2023
Digital Carbon Online recognised as an important innovation by Corporate Live Wire
Oct, 2023
Digital Carbon Online rebrand.
Oct, 2023
Report published comparing the digital carbon footprints of different industries.
Oct, 2023
Digital Carbon Online implements time-shifting to reduce its carbon footprint further.
Dec, 2023
Several more sustainable web and design agencies join the mission becoming Digital Carbon Online partners.
Early 2024
Scott supports several webinars to talk about digital carbon footprints.
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