Re: Introducing a new HTTP response header for Carbon Emissions calculation

On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 01:56:44PM -0400, Michael Sweet wrote:
> If we really want a short header name, why not just:
> 
>     CO2: <value>
> 
> (our shed is a lovely shade now, isn't it?)
> 
> WRT negotiation, I think adding a request header/value limits the opportunistic value and adds a tiny bit more resource usage over just sending it if you have it.
> 
> 
> > On Apr 11, 2023, at 1:34 PM, Greg Wilkins <gregw@webtide.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Really good idea to get some eco accounting into http.

Server-Timing already exists for some metrics and might be extended
with a CO2 metric.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Server-Timing
https://www.w3.org/TR/server-timing/

Cheers, Glenn

Received on Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:19:21 UTC