Reducing resource usage will improve the environmental impact of high-performance computing — but doing so can clash with the science goals of funders. Computational physicist Peter Skands explains how he approached the conflict.
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Skands, P. Computational scientists should consider climate impacts and grant agencies should reward them. Nat Rev Phys 5, 137–138 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-023-00563-6
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