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Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing (LOCO 2026)

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The proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing (LOCO 2026), held at Lancaster University, document interdisciplinary research and practical frameworks addressing greenhouse gas emissions across digital technologies. The collection covers carbon measurement, sustainable software engineering, hardware longevity, embodied carbon, circular computing, and sustainable artificial intelligence.

Why it matters

As computational demand expands, mitigating the environmental footprint of digital systems requires holistic approaches beyond basic operational efficiency. These proceedings highlight that institutional technical roadmaps must address embodied carbon, hardware life extension, and sufficiency-oriented computing paradigms. Understanding these frameworks is vital for organizations seeking to align digital infrastructure with sustainability objectives.

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The LOCO 2026 workshop convenes interdisciplinary research, tools, and critical perspectives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by computing.

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