The growing environmental impact of COP websites: An analysis of UNFCCC COP host country websites (1995-2026)

Mahoney, D. (2026). The growing environmental impact of COP websites: An analysis of UNFCCC COP host country websites (1995-2026). ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S), Bern Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20625259

Published research

Presentation • The growing environmental impact of COP websites: An analysis of UNFCCC COP host country websites (1995-2026)

Mahoney, D. (2026). The growing environmental impact of COP websites: An analysis of UNFCCC COP host country websites (1995-2026). ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S), Bern Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20625259

Presentation • Wasteback Machine: measuring the environmental impact of the past web

Mahoney, D. (2026). Wasteback Machine: measuring the environmental impact of the past web. International Internet Preservation Consortium Web Archiving Conference (IIPC WAC), KBR, the Royal Library of Belgium.

Paper • Wasteback Machine: a method for quantitative measurement of the archived web

Mahoney, D. (2026). Wasteback Machine: a method for quantitative measurement of the archived web. Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 31 (iConf), 448-464. https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64185

Research tool • DHCC Project Self-Assessment Tool

Baker, J., Otty, L., Walton, J. L., Ohge, C., Cummings, J., Dyer, M., Keinan-Schoonbaert, A., Kitcher, N., Mahoney, D., Sichani, A.-M., Terras, M. (2026). DHCC Project Self-Assessment Tool (v1.0). Digital Humanities Climate Coalition. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19004251

Report • Interpreting UKRI Environmental Sustainability Guidance for the Digital Humanities (v2.1)

Little, H., Hayes, I., Baker, J., Otty, L., Walton, J. L., Ohge, C., Cummings, J., Dyer, M., Keinan-Schoonbaert, A., Kitcher, N., Mahoney, D., Sichani, A.-M., Terras, M. (2026). Interpreting UKRI Environmental Sustainability Guidance for the Digital Humanities (v2.1). Digital Humanities Climate Coalition. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19001739

Paper • Wasteback Machine: Measuring Digital Growth and Sustainability through Web Archives.

Mahoney, D. (2026). Wasteback Machine: Measuring Digital Growth and Sustainability through Web Archives. Digital Research Conference 2026.

Presentation • Grounding the Cloud

Centre for Digital Scholarship (2026). Environmental Impact of Digital Event. University of Oxford. Event. https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.31281508

Presentation • Wasteback Machine: Measuring Web Page Growth and Estimating Environmental Impact Using Web Archives

Mahoney, D. (2025). Wasteback Machine: Measuring Web Page Growth and Estimating Environmental Impact Using Web Archives. Emerging Digital Methodologies Conference (EDM), University of Oxford, Jesus College, Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub.

Presentation • Place-conscious-poetic: Grounding the Cloud

Mahoney, D. (2025). Place-conscious-poetic: Grounding the Cloud. ecoCompute.

Paper • The growing environmental impact of COP websites: An analysis of UNFCCC COP host country websites (1995-2025)

Mahoney, D., Terras, M., Lee, J., Zeller, F. (2025). The growing environmental impact of COP websites: An analysis of UNFCCC COP host country websites (1995-2025). PLOS Climate, 4(11), e0000767. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000767

Article • The Cloud is Not Above Us

Mahoney, D. (2025). The Cloud is Not Above Us. Branch Magazine. https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-9/the-cloud-is-not-above-us

Paper • Sustainable Web Design: Policy Recommendations for Mitigating the Environmental Impact of United Nations' Websites

Mahoney, D., Terras, M., Lee, J., Zeller, F. Sustainable Web Design: Policy Recommendations for Mitigating the Environmental Impact of United Nations' Websites. Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS) Annual Meeting 2025, Nairobi, Kenya. https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.15625433

Presentation • Sustainable Web Design: Greening the World's Largest Machine - The Internet

Mahoney, D. (2025). Sustainable Web Design: Greening the World's Largest Machine - The Internet. The British Library, 21st Century Curatorship Talk. https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/2025/05/discover-digital-sustainability.html

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