Hilty, L., Lohmann, W., Behrendt, S., Evers-Wölk, M., Fichter, K. & Hintemann, R. (2015). Green Software. Analysis of potentials for optimizing software development and deployment for resource conservation. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt.

The present study breaks new ground by exploring the effects of software on the indirect use of natural resources by hardware. The study identifies starting points in the realm of software that can contribute to conserving natural resources or at least to slowing further growth of their use by ICT systems.