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· September 16, 2026

github-github-summer-2026-6.2

These bar charts show the percentage of GitHub users who would be very, somewhat, not very, or not at all interested in using tools that help them write more energy-efficient code, learning best practices for reducing the environmental footprint of software, contributing to open source projects focused on sustainability, and measuring the environmental impact of your software or development process. Most GitHub users are interested in tools, practices, and measurement for reducing software’s environmental footprint. Data: github, Spring 2026. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.