125 kg, with context.
The supplied 2024 report attributes 125 kilograms of carbon to our account’s Cloudflare usage. It also describes Cloudflare purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) to match 100% of its network electricity use.
THE ADGSTUDIOS SUSTAINABILITY JOURNAL
Big ideas.
Lighter footprints.
We build for the future. That means caring about the planet it runs on, too.
From the cloud to our little corner of the garden: a look at our progress, our everyday choices, and the work still ahead.
Explore our impact ↘↓ LESS IMPACT. MORE POSSIBILITY.
33.9° S / ROOTED IN SOUTH AFRICA01 / A WORK IN PROGRESSCODE. CREATE. CARE. REPEAT.
01 — IN THE CLOUD
A little less carbon.
A lot to build on.
Our Cloudflare Carbon Impact Reports estimate the carbon saved compared with average data centres serving the same usage volume.
↗ CARBON IMPACT REPORT
Cloudflare estimated savings in 2024
2tons
of carbon
of carbon
Our biggest reported saving yet.
Like switching off one lightbulb for
6 yearsCloudflare’s illustrative comparisonSource: ADGSTUDIOS’ supplied Cloudflare account reports, 2022–2024.How Cloudflare calculates impact ↗
One part of a bigger picture.
These are provider estimates, not a complete studio footprint or a carbon-neutral claim. RECs account for renewable electricity; they do not erase our travel or hardware emissions. Reports for 2025–2026 are not yet included.
02 — ON THE DESK
Our setup evolved.
So did our thinking.
Big things have come from small desks. Here’s the hardware behind the studio, as shared by our director.
Apple M2 Mac mini
Small desk. Big ideas.
One monitor, a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. The compact setup that powered the early studio.
RTX 3070 Ti desktop
The horsepower chapter.
A desktop rig and three monitors joined the story. More room for demanding workloads, and more hardware to account for.
MSI · GTX 1650 laptop
The studio goes portable.
A laptop-centred workspace. Engineering, creating and getting things done from a smaller physical setup.
RTX 5060 laptop
Next chapter, same curiosity.
Our current laptop setup. Capable hardware for the work ahead, with actual energy use still to be measured.
ALWAYS ON / SOLAR POWERED
Our server never clocks off.
ADGSTUDIOS reports running a Linux VDS M server 24 hours a day, with an off-grid solar-powered setup and a gigabit switch and router. Always connected, with sunshine in the infrastructure story.
Infrastructure details are self-reported. We have not independently verified the hosting energy supply or calculated its emissions.
- 4 vCore
- Intel Xeon CPU
- 32 GB
- Memory
- 600 GB
- NVMe SSD storage
- 24 / 7
- Operation · gigabit networking
Hardware history is self-reported. A smaller setup does not automatically mean lower emissions: power draw, hours of use, manufacturing and device lifespan all matter. The broader studio story starts in 2022; the M2 Mac mini model was released in January 2023 ↗.
03 — AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD
Touch grass.
Literally.
Sustainability lives in ordinary days, too. A garden, thoughtful food choices, recycling and time spent on our feet.
6,000–12,000
steps a day.
Away from the screen. Back into the world. A daily walking habit, shared by our director—not counted as a carbon offset.
A garden. A little grounding.
We keep a garden and care about where our food comes from. Our director’s choices include Boschendal produce and free-range eggs and chicken from Elgin for home cooking.
Personal sourcing preferences; no supplier certification or measured carbon saving is claimed here.Plastic and boxes. A second chapter.
We separate all our plastic and cardboard boxes into dedicated recycling bins, then hand them over to the City of Cape Town for recycling. A simple routine that keeps these materials out of our general waste.
Goodbye clippings. Hello possibilities.
Our garden refuse, including wood and plant material, goes to the Gordon’s Bay refuse facility for recycling. We keep garden waste separate and give it a route beyond the ordinary bin.
THE ROAD IS PART OF OUR FOOTPRINT
Self-reported distance × 12 months. We have not converted this to emissions without vehicle and fuel data.800–2,500 km / month
That’s approximately 9,600–30,000 km a year by car. Travel is a real part of our impact, and one we want to understand better.
04 — THE NEXT SMALL STEPS
Better is a direction.
Let’s keep moving.
Our next-step wishlist. These are ideas to work towards, rather than completed initiatives or measured savings.
Build lighter
Trim unnecessary JavaScript, resize images and avoid autoplay video. Make thoughtful performance choices part of the brief.
Keep good hardware going
Explore repair, reuse and responsible e-waste recycling before replacing equipment. Track energy use to guide future choices.
Make the cloud work smarter
Evaluate edge hosting, caching and security services where they fit. Measure the effect instead of assuming every migration is greener.
Measure the everyday
Start a travel and electricity log, combine trips where practical, and explore credible renewable electricity options.
Still curious.
Still growing.
Engineering the impossible.
Caring for the irreplaceable.