Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing (LOCO 2026)
2026-08-03 • Computers and Society
Computers and Society
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The authors compiled the proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing (LOCO 2026), which focused on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from computing. They brought together research and ideas on topics like measuring carbon use, sustainable software, energy-efficient hardware, and eco-friendly AI. The papers were carefully reviewed for quality and relevance before being included. The volume also features short summaries of lightning talks from the event.
low carbon computingcarbon measurementsustainable software engineeringenergy-efficient computingcarbon-aware systemsembodied carboncircular computingresource managementsustainable artificial intelligence
Authors
Adrian Friday, Abdessalam Elhabbash, Ignatius Ezeani, John Vidler, Daniel King, Paul Dempster
Abstract
This volume contains the proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing (LOCO 2026), held at Lancaster University, United Kingdom, on 10-11 September 2026. LOCO provides an interdisciplinary forum for research, practical tools, early-stage work, radical ideas, and critical perspectives addressing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with computing. The proceedings cover topics including carbon measurement and reporting, sustainable software engineering, energy-efficient computing, carbon-aware systems, hardware longevity, embodied carbon, circular computing, resource management, frugal and sufficiency-oriented computing, sustainable artificial intelligence, scientific computing, and the wider environmental effects of digital technologies. Full workshop papers were evaluated through a non-blind peer-review process by members of the LOCO 2026 Programme Committee. Submissions were assessed for originality, relevance to the workshop, quality, and potential to stimulate constructive discussion. The volume also includes accepted lightning-talk abstracts where authors elected to include them.