Exercise - Use Azure carbon optimization

  • 5 minutes

Azure carbon optimization helps you measure and better understand your carbon footprint by providing you with data on your cloud emissions. In this exercise, you use Azure carbon optimization in your own Azure platform.

  1. Go to Azure portal and search for carbon optimization.

    Note

    If you encounter the Can't display data message, ask your system administrator to assign the Carbon Optimization Reader Role access to you. For more information, see Assign Azure roles using the Azure portal. After you have access, you can complete this exercise.

    On the Emission Trends page, you can view the trend of your monthly carbon emissions data over the last 12 months. Hover your mouse cursor over a month's bar to view the breakdown of emission type scopes. You can view and relate to the total emissions values that display with emissions equivalents.

    The following screenshot shows the monthly trend chart. The previous month's emissions are broken down by service and by location, along with the carbon intensity trend for the selected subscriptions. The carbon intensity trend shows your emissions compared to your use of Azure.

    The lower part of the page shows the top opportunities for emissions reduction. These opportunities are the top recommendations that help you reduce your emissions. Select a recommendation to go to the resource page where you can implement the recommendation.

    Screenshot of the Emission Trends page, showing monthly emissions.

  2. Select Emission Details. Review the chart and the grid, and then drill in and review by subscription.

    Screenshot of the Emission Details page, showing emissions by subscription.

  3. Select the Resource groups tab and review the data.

    Screenshot of carbon optimization on the Resource groups page.

  4. Select the Resources tab and review the data.

    Screenshot of carbon optimization on the Resources page.

  5. Select the Services tab and review the data.

    Screenshot of carbon optimization on the Services page.

  6. Select the Location tab and review the data.

    Screenshot of carbon optimization on the Location page.

  7. Select Emission Reductions and review the recommendations. Review the Cost Savings and Emissions Reductions columns. You can drill into any suggestion to review it, and then you can determine your next steps to reduce your emissions.

    Screenshot of the Emission Reductions page, showing details of cost savings and emissions reductions.

After you complete this exercise, continue exploring the data on your own. Later in this module, you can continue to explore the data as the system transforms it into the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data model in the Fabric lakehouse.