{"id":16167,"date":"2026-09-17T15:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/?p=16167"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:53:07","slug":"my-carbon-footprint-managing-the-carbon-footprint-of-cloud-usage-with-outscale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/my-carbon-footprint-managing-the-carbon-footprint-of-cloud-usage-with-outscale\/","title":{"rendered":"My Carbon Footprint: managing the carbon footprint of Cloud usage with OUTSCALE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16167\" class=\"elementor elementor-16167\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f790148 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f790148\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-588ee900\" data-id=\"588ee900\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519f1025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"519f1025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/btdtEEXM6Hs?si=_JwvIYKVKEzgyiVp\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e25d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0e25d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mastering the carbon footprint of Cloud has become a central challenge for organizations deploying applications, virtual machines, GPU services, and large-scale storage capacities. Available since November 2025, OUTSCALE\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.outscale.com\/press-releases\/outscale-unveils-carbon-footprint-a-sovereign-service-that-enables-cios-to-measure-and-manage-the-carbon-footprint-of-their-cloud-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Carbon Footprint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides structured visibility into the estimated carbon impact of Cloud usage within a sovereign and secure environment. This tool helps companies understand their emissions, meet certain reporting requirements, and steer their decisions toward more resource-efficient Cloud practices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db54941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3db54941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The digital carbon footprint and the rise of data centers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66691e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66691e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital technologies now account for a significant share of the carbon footprint, both in France and globally. This footprint is growing due to the widespread adoption of SaaS applications, generative AI, high-performance computing, and the continuous increase in data volumes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data centers play an increasingly important role in this equation. Their share of digital impact has risen sharply since 2022. This trend is driven by intensifying computing and storage needs, as well as the development of particularly demanding use cases, notably GPU infrastructures dedicated to language models and AI workloads.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forecasts point to a very significant increase in data center electricity consumption by 2030. AI usage contributes to this trend, even as precise assessments of its environmental impact continue to evolve. Organizations must therefore integrate energy efficiency, resource sizing, and infrastructure choices from the outset of their digital projects.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49244291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49244291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public Cloud as a lever for environmental efficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a6b067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a6b067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using public Cloud infrastructure is a first lever for controlling environmental impact. Resource pooling enables higher server density, more efficient equipment utilization, and continuous optimization of workloads.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This efficiency also relies on Cloud-specific mechanisms such as dynamic capacity adjustment, automatic scaling, and reduction of unused resources. A properly sized infrastructure limits overcapacity and promotes consumption better aligned with applications\u2019 actual needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The location of data centers also plays a decisive role. In France, the electricity mix has a particularly favorable carbon intensity, around 40 grams of CO\u2082 per kWh. Deploying Cloud workloads in a region with largely decarbonized electricity directly improves the estimated carbon footprint of digital usage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data center efficiency is also measured through operational indicators such as PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) for energy efficiency and WUE (Water Usage Effectiveness) for water efficiency. Public Cloud infrastructures can achieve better results thanks to their level of industrialization, equipment pooling, and adapted cooling technologies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e224dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e224dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data centers designed for a more sustainable cloud infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bde8eb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bde8eb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sustainability of a Cloud service depends as much on the technology provided as on data center operators\u2019 practices. The infrastructures used by OUTSCALE in France rely on ISO 50001 certification for energy management and ISO 14001 for environmental management. They are also aligned with the European Code of Conduct for Data Centers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewable electricity supply via guarantees of origin is an important element of this approach. Cooling systems also contribute to sites\u2019 environmental performance. Technologies used include free cooling, free chilling, hybrid solutions with adiabatic cooling, and, in some rooms, direct liquid cooling.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reducing environmental footprint also involves careful lifecycle management of equipment. Extending usage duration, reusing, and recycling are major focus areas. This issue is particularly sensitive for GPUs, whose replacement cycle can be faster than CPUs due to evolving AI-related needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing the right GPU model must therefore respond to a clearly identified business need. Sizing adapted to language models, processing volumes, and performance objectives helps limit unused resources and control associated impacts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4812e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4812e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Carbon Footprint: measuring the carbon impact of Cloud usage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd66c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbd66c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Carbon Footprint addresses a concrete need for visibility into the carbon footprint of Cloud resources used on the OUTSCALE infrastructure. The tool provides data to track the estimated impact of usage, feed reporting efforts, and support operational decision-making.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three use cases particularly structure the value of this feature:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track the estimated carbon footprint of Cloud resources used on the OUTSCALE infrastructure.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have useful data to meet requirements such as CSRD or greenhouse gas inventories.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the main impact drivers related to virtual machines, GPUs, and storage.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tool is accessible from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.outscale.com\/cockpit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OUTSCALE Cockpit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, under My Data then My Carbon Footprint. API access is also available, facilitating the integration of carbon data into internal dashboards, CSR initiatives, or reporting processes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can select their main Cloud account or sub-Cloud accounts to analyze different environments. The available history covers up to 36 months, starting from January 2024. Results can be displayed in tonnes of CO\u2082 equivalent or kilograms of CO\u2082 equivalent, depending on the required level of granularity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa888a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fa888a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Detailed breakdown by service and emission source<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390b3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"390b3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OUTSCALE-Carbon-Footprint-1024x907.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OUTSCALE-Carbon-Footprint-1024x907.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OUTSCALE-Carbon-Footprint-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OUTSCALE-Carbon-Footprint-768x680.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OUTSCALE-Carbon-Footprint-1170x1036.png 1170w, https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OUTSCALE-Carbon-Footprint-585x518.png 585w, https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OUTSCALE-Carbon-Footprint.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ea379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38ea379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Carbon Footprint provides a breakdown of the carbon footprint by service type. This analysis distinguishes virtual machines, GPUs, and storage, making it easier to identify the biggest contributors. Interactive visualizations provide access to absolute values and ratios associated with each resource category.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tool also offers a view by emission source. This view covers several components of the environmental footprint:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electricity consumed by the infrastructure.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardware mobilized.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosting and maintenance of data center equipment.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data can be displayed as charts or tables. This flexibility improves information accessibility for technical teams, CSR managers, finance departments, and compliance teams.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A monthly breakdown by service also makes it possible to observe changes over time. The projection presented is based on the last 24 months, providing a useful basis for tracking trends, analyzing consumption variations, and identifying periods requiring resource adjustments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7088a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa7088a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A documented and traceable carbon methodology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e37a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e37a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measuring the digital carbon footprint relies on methodologies that continue to evolve. Several frameworks coexist, employing different scopes, assumptions, and calculation factors. Interpreting results therefore requires particular attention to the method used.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Carbon Footprint is built on three guiding principles: pragmatism, transparency, and scalability. Pragmatism aims to provide actionable data to manage Cloud usage and guide decisions. Transparency involves clarifying methodological choices, elements taken into account, and calculation scope limits. Scalability allows the method and proposed features to be progressively enriched.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first version of My Carbon Footprint covers the European region. The ambition is to gradually extend the scope to other regions, integrate new services, and refine data granularity. This trajectory supports increasingly precise environmental management of Cloud infrastructures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2c62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe2c62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toward responsible cloud management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e05b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e05b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reducing the Cloud carbon footprint relies on a combination of technological, operational, and organizational choices. Using efficient infrastructure, selecting committed data centers, optimizing resources, and regularly measuring impacts are complementary practices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Carbon Footprint transforms environmental data into a concrete management tool. By visualizing the estimated impact of virtual machines, GPUs, and storage, organizations have a stronger basis for adjusting their architectures, limiting over-sizing, and embedding their Cloud usage in a responsible digital approach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ed48c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6ed48c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about Carbon Footprint<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09203a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09203a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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