Fershad Irani
@fershad.com
Developer based in Taipei, Taiwan. CO2.js and Grid-aware Websites maintainer. I also play Touch Footy. 🇹🇼🇦🇺🏉🚴♂️
I hope Grant Atkins get the GF
September 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I hope Grant Atkins get the GF
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Information on how to donate for disaster relief in Hualien County, Taiwan.
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Information on how to donate for disaster relief in Hualien County, Taiwan.
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Flooding in Guangfu Township of Hualien yesterday, due torrential rains in the wake of Typhoon Ragasa #樺加沙, caused the Mataian River to burst its banks and flood the town. Two people have died during the disaster. Ppl
September 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Flooding in Guangfu Township of Hualien yesterday, due torrential rains in the wake of Typhoon Ragasa #樺加沙, caused the Mataian River to burst its banks and flood the town. Two people have died during the disaster. Ppl
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Taiwan relies on imports for about 96% of its energy (2023).
This map highlights the main suppliers of fossil fuels used for power generation:
Australia: 50% of coal, 40% of gas
Qatar: 28% of gas
United States: 27% of gas, 9% of oil
Saudi Arabia: 31% of crude oil
Indonesia: 25% of coal
This map highlights the main suppliers of fossil fuels used for power generation:
Australia: 50% of coal, 40% of gas
Qatar: 28% of gas
United States: 27% of gas, 9% of oil
Saudi Arabia: 31% of crude oil
Indonesia: 25% of coal
September 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Taiwan relies on imports for about 96% of its energy (2023).
This map highlights the main suppliers of fossil fuels used for power generation:
Australia: 50% of coal, 40% of gas
Qatar: 28% of gas
United States: 27% of gas, 9% of oil
Saudi Arabia: 31% of crude oil
Indonesia: 25% of coal
This map highlights the main suppliers of fossil fuels used for power generation:
Australia: 50% of coal, 40% of gas
Qatar: 28% of gas
United States: 27% of gas, 9% of oil
Saudi Arabia: 31% of crude oil
Indonesia: 25% of coal
Show me a better sport than Rugby League!
September 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Show me a better sport than Rugby League!
Okay, good. We get the chance to end the dynasty next week.
September 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Okay, good. We get the chance to end the dynasty next week.
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Curious about estimating digital emissions?
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
Estimating Digital Carbon Emissions workshop - Green Web Foundation
Need to learn how digital carbon measurement works? Sign up to our workshops to get a grounding in the basics from the experts!
greenweb.org
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Curious about estimating digital emissions?
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
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This was one of my first maps, made it about a year ago. And it’s still one of my favorites.
September 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This was one of my first maps, made it about a year ago. And it’s still one of my favorites.
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"A grid-aware website responds to the cleanliness or dirtiness of a user’s electricity grid, i.e. whether it's currently using more renewable energy or fossil fuels."
For more on this, also check out issue 9 of Branch magazine (by the Green Web Foundation): branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue...
For more on this, also check out issue 9 of Branch magazine (by the Green Web Foundation): branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue...
This is not CSS grid-aware, but energy grid-aware websites. Websites that respond to the “cleanliness” of the user’s local electricity grid. A very interesting read and concept.
www.nicchan.me/blog/explori...
www.nicchan.me/blog/explori...
Exploring grid-aware websites - Nic Chan
Could adapting websites to a user's energy grid help make them more sustainable?
www.nicchan.me
September 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"A grid-aware website responds to the cleanliness or dirtiness of a user’s electricity grid, i.e. whether it's currently using more renewable energy or fossil fuels."
For more on this, also check out issue 9 of Branch magazine (by the Green Web Foundation): branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue...
For more on this, also check out issue 9 of Branch magazine (by the Green Web Foundation): branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue...
Curious about estimating digital emissions?
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
Estimating Digital Carbon Emissions workshop - Green Web Foundation
Need to learn how digital carbon measurement works? Sign up to our workshops to get a grounding in the basics from the experts!
greenweb.org
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Curious about estimating digital emissions?
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
Want to understand what future laws require you and your organisation to report?
Have extra training budget to use before year's out?
You should probably join our digital emissions estimates workshop 😉.
Next one's Sept 16
greenweb.org/services/est...
If you're a frontend developer like me and find yourself regularly wondering about the intersection of data transfer, network energy consumption, and web sustainability, then boy do I have a blog post with a really long title just for you!
itsfi.sh/l/webdev-sus...
itsfi.sh/l/webdev-sus...
Thinking about network sustainability for frontend developers - Fershad Irani
Sure data transfer does not equal network energy use. Yes, but there is still a way for frontend developers to influence network energy consumption by reducing data transfer.
itsfi.sh
September 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you're a frontend developer like me and find yourself regularly wondering about the intersection of data transfer, network energy consumption, and web sustainability, then boy do I have a blog post with a really long title just for you!
itsfi.sh/l/webdev-sus...
itsfi.sh/l/webdev-sus...
Bummed for Lando. Stoked for Oscar. Onto the next.
September 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Bummed for Lando. Stoked for Oscar. Onto the next.
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Great point on strategic sneakiness of scale.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
Google's claim that each AI prompt uses the energy of 9 seconds of television is like throwing dispersant over an oil slick.
The only way to get a number that low is with massive scale, which you should definitely worry about. medium.com/@dnafus/why-...
The only way to get a number that low is with massive scale, which you should definitely worry about. medium.com/@dnafus/why-...
Why Saying “AI Uses the Energy of Nine Seconds of Television” is Like Spraying Dispersant Over an…
TLDR: the smaller the number, the more you should be worried
medium.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great point on strategic sneakiness of scale.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
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This is not CSS grid-aware, but energy grid-aware websites. Websites that respond to the “cleanliness” of the user’s local electricity grid. A very interesting read and concept.
www.nicchan.me/blog/explori...
www.nicchan.me/blog/explori...
Exploring grid-aware websites - Nic Chan
Could adapting websites to a user's energy grid help make them more sustainable?
www.nicchan.me
August 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is not CSS grid-aware, but energy grid-aware websites. Websites that respond to the “cleanliness” of the user’s local electricity grid. A very interesting read and concept.
www.nicchan.me/blog/explori...
www.nicchan.me/blog/explori...
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🩺 Obs.js is now OPEN SOURCE! I’d love early feedback and I’ll showcase any of your implementations on the demo page: csswizardry.com/Obs.js/demo/
Obs.js – context-aware web performance for everyone
Obs.js reads device and network signals and allows you to build adaptive user experiences.
csswizardry.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🩺 Obs.js is now OPEN SOURCE! I’d love early feedback and I’ll showcase any of your implementations on the demo page: csswizardry.com/Obs.js/demo/
Bro. WTF just happened. Rugby League, how good!
August 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Bro. WTF just happened. Rugby League, how good!
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Taiwan’s energy imports 2003–2023:
-Coal stable (shift from China → Australia)
-Oil steady (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, US rising)
-LNG almost 4× growth (Australia, Qatar)
96% import dependence.
Energy demand still rising.
Upcoming referendum on nuclear power makes energy safety & independence key issues.
-Coal stable (shift from China → Australia)
-Oil steady (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, US rising)
-LNG almost 4× growth (Australia, Qatar)
96% import dependence.
Energy demand still rising.
Upcoming referendum on nuclear power makes energy safety & independence key issues.
August 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Taiwan’s energy imports 2003–2023:
-Coal stable (shift from China → Australia)
-Oil steady (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, US rising)
-LNG almost 4× growth (Australia, Qatar)
96% import dependence.
Energy demand still rising.
Upcoming referendum on nuclear power makes energy safety & independence key issues.
-Coal stable (shift from China → Australia)
-Oil steady (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, US rising)
-LNG almost 4× growth (Australia, Qatar)
96% import dependence.
Energy demand still rising.
Upcoming referendum on nuclear power makes energy safety & independence key issues.
Friends,
Come visit Taiwan.
Regards,
Your local guide.
Come visit Taiwan.
Regards,
Your local guide.
Jenna Lyn Cody writes about Taiwan's problems with attracting international tourists. She also details some of her favourite places and activities in Taiwan, too
https://laorencha.substack.com/p/is-international-tourism-in-taiwan
#Taiwan #taiwanderful #Travel #tourism #台灣
https://laorencha.substack.com/p/is-international-tourism-in-taiwan
#Taiwan #taiwanderful #Travel #tourism #台灣
Is International Tourism in Taiwan Really That Bad?
Yes and no. Or just read on for some of my favorite places to take visitors.
laorencha.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Friends,
Come visit Taiwan.
Regards,
Your local guide.
Come visit Taiwan.
Regards,
Your local guide.
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Correct, global hypocrisy on display. Taiwan has all the characteristics of a statehood without any of Palestine’s baggage, yet the global community can turn a blind eye to deny Taiwan’s existence.
August 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Correct, global hypocrisy on display. Taiwan has all the characteristics of a statehood without any of Palestine’s baggage, yet the global community can turn a blind eye to deny Taiwan’s existence.
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It’s that time of year again. The COP30 website has some “familiar patterns of bloat”. 👎
Here’s what happened two years ago during COP28:
Here’s what happened two years ago during COP28:
August 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It’s that time of year again. The COP30 website has some “familiar patterns of bloat”. 👎
Here’s what happened two years ago during COP28:
Here’s what happened two years ago during COP28: