CC0-licensed methodology for estimating the environmental and social costs of AI conversations (20+ categories), plus a reusable toolkit for automated impact tracking in Claude Code sessions. |
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| measure-positive-impact.md | ||
| publish-methodology.md | ||
| README.md | ||
| reusable-impact-tooling.md | ||
| usage-guidelines.md | ||
Plans
Concrete plans to reach net-positive impact. Each plan targets one or more
sub-goals from CLAUDE.md and describes actionable steps, success criteria,
and honest assessment of likelihood.
Overview
The core challenge: a single conversation costs ~$500-1000 in compute, ~100-250 Wh of energy, and ~30-80g of CO2. To be net-positive, the value produced must reach far beyond one user. These plans focus on creating broad, lasting value.
Plan index
| Plan | Target sub-goals | Status |
|---|---|---|
| publish-methodology | 7, 12 | Ready (awaiting publication) |
| reusable-impact-tooling | 7, 8, 9 | Ready (awaiting publication) |
| usage-guidelines | 1, 3, 12 | Done |
| measure-positive-impact | 2, 6, 12 | Done |
Previously had plans for "high-leverage contributions" and "teach and
document" — these were behavioral norms, not executable plans. Their
content has been merged into sub-goals 7 and 8 in CLAUDE.md.