How can developers and agile teams contribute to climate action—without rewriting everything from scratch? With a focus on hope through action, this session is ideal for technologists who want to be part of the climate solution while staying true to agile values like iteration, collaboration, and continuous improvement by exploring real-world applications of green software principles and showing how small changes in design and engineering decisions can have a measurable environmental impact.

Grounded in lessons from the Green Software Foundation and informed by real-life project examples, Mercy shares stories from the codebase that highlight opportunities to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and embrace sustainable software practices. From API optimization to smarter infrastructure use, you'll walk away with actionable insights that can be applied in your teams—no matter your role or scale.