LEAF: A Layered Emission Assessment Framework for Cloud Deployments

IEEE Software 2026 Open access

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Authors: Prakhar Singhal, Shaunak Biswas, Karthik Vaidhyanathan, Akhila Matathammal, Ch Pavan Harshit, Ravi Kumar Kappagantu, Srinivas V Katakam, Jitendra Chougala
DOI: 10.1109/ms.2025.3637338
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References: 7

Abstract

Existing sustainability assessment tools for carbon emissions produced by cloud infrastructure predominantly focus on postdeployment monitoring or require access to application code. To address this gap, we present a framework that enables early-stage estimation of carbon footprint from terraform configurations.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Green IT and Sustainability Cloud Computing and Resource Management Energy Efficiency in Computing

Publication details

Journal / source
IEEE Software
Volume
43
Issue
2
Pages
51–60
Publication date
1 March 2026
Language
EN