Set up access for Azure carbon optimization (Preview)
Azure carbon optimization uses the built-in role provided by Azure role based access control. To view emissions data and recommendations, you must have one or more the following permissions:
- View emissions
- View recommendations
- Edit resource configuration
Roles and permissions for Azure carbon optimization
The following table shows the permissions for each role:
| Role | View emissions | View recommendations | Edit resource configuration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription Owner | X | X | X |
| Subscription Contributor | X | X | X |
| Subscription Reader | - | X | - |
| Resource group Owner | - | X | X |
| Resource group Contributor | - | X | X |
| Resource group Reader | - | X | - |
| Resource Owner | - | X | X |
| Resource Contributor | - | X | X |
| Resource Reader | - | X | - |
| Carbon Optimization Reader | X | - | - |
Permissions are assigned at the subscription level only. For more information, see Assign Azure roles by using the Azure portal.