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

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.02072v1
• Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:18:27 GMT
• Title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing (LOCO 2026)
• Abstract summary: This volume contains the proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing (LOCO 2026)<n>LOCO 2026 was held at Lancaster University, United Kingdom, on 10-11 September 2026.<n>Papers were evaluated through a non-blind peer-review process by members of the LOCO 2026 Programme Committee.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• 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.

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