Reduce your carbon emissions in Azure (Preview)

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Azure carbon optimization works with Azure Advisor to provide optimization recommendations. Azure Advisor identifies idle and underutilized resources and shows the associated carbon and cost savings of implementing the recommendations. Recommendations may include shutdown of idle virtual machines, and rightsizing virtual machines. For more recommendations and information on Azure Advisor, see Reduce service costs using Azure Advisor.

To view carbon optimization recommendations, navigate to the Emissions Reduction page and select the desired subscription and resource groups.

This page shows the total number of available recommendations and potential saving opportunities in terms of cost and carbon. It also shows carbon savings equivalents as calculated by the United States EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalents calculator.

View recommendations

The list of recommendations in the table shows inefficiently utilized resources that can help cut down on carbon emissions. Each recommendation shows associated carbon savings and potential cost savings that can come from acting on a recommendation.

Act on the recommendation

To act on the recommendation, select the resource name or the text in the Recommendation column. Selecting the recommendation text takes you to the action page for the resource. For example, the resize page, instance count change page, or the resource overview page for delete recommendations.

A screenshot showing the emissions reduction page.

Convert emissions savings into equivalents

The Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator allows you to convert emissions data to the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by using that amount. The calculator helps you translate abstract measurements into concrete terms you can understand, such as the annual emissions from trees, households, or trash bags. This calculator may be useful in communicating your greenhouse gas reduction strategy, reduction targets, or other initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

To learn about types of recommendations, see Reduce service costs using Azure Advisor.

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