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@marisolpalmero marisolpalmero commented Feb 12, 2026

it could be great if the formatting of the tables could be reviewed by a technical writer, making it more attractive for the reader. thanks

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Comment thread ...work/[WHITEPAPER] Foundations & Framework for Sustainable AI in Cloud-Native Environments.md Outdated

[^22]: [European Union, AI Act: risk, transparency, obligations](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj)

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Is there a better way to provide these images? I don't think they are showing up correctly in the rendered page

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which format will you required?

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I don't think we have a requirement. PNG is good. As it is, these images aren't showing up.

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@nate-double-u could you review this again?
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Images appear now. I'll take myself off the reviewers list as this isn't my area of expertise.

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marisolpalmero commented Mar 19, 2026

hi, which is the next step to get the document published?

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marisolpalmero commented Apr 17, 2026

Good to see that we are on next phase, with reviews pending. Could we have an update on next steps? many thanks!

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Hi Marisol, I think this topic is taken over by @GenPage and TAG Infrastructure for review. #1675 (comment)

I just joined the tag channel on slack offering my support in case something is needed from us.

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Comment thread ...work/[WHITEPAPER] Foundations &amp; Framework for Sustainable AI in Cloud-Native Environments.md
| Product Owner | Manage demand and feature usage patterns | Inferences per user action |
| Governance Lead | Define incentives, controls, and compliance evidence | Sustainability OKRs met |

This table can be adapted per organization, but each persona should have at least one measurable KPI that links day-to-day decisions to sustainability outcomes.
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Suggest adding the following:

  • Cluster Operator: Add explicit cluster-level efficiency responsibilities
  • Security Engineer: Include sustainability in security scanning and policy enforcement

Comment thread ...work/[WHITEPAPER] Foundations &amp; Framework for Sustainable AI in Cloud-Native Environments.md
| OpenTelemetry [^14] | Metrics & observability | Monitor sustainability KPIs |
| Kueue [^15] | Job queuing & resource sharing | Efficient resource utilization for AI training |

Taken together, these projects make sustainability actionable within the existing cloud native control plane: measure resource use, expose it as telemetry, and use scaling and scheduling to reduce waste. This enables teams to integrate sustainability KPIs into operational workflows (dashboards, alerts, policy gates) rather than treating them as an external reporting step.[^16]
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Suggest adding the following:

  • Cluster API: Multi-cloud efficiency and right-sizing
  • Crossplane: Infrastructure provisioning with sustainability policies
  • Flux/ArgoCD: GitOps for sustainable deployment workflows

Comment thread ...work/[WHITEPAPER] Foundations &amp; Framework for Sustainable AI in Cloud-Native Environments.md
Even as hardware becomes more efficient, overall demand can still rise due to increased model scale and usage. The AI Index 2025 reports rapid improvements in hardware energy efficiency, while also noting that the power required for training has continued to increase.5 This reinforces why the deployment environment and the control plane matter: sustainability improvements depend on measuring the right signals and then using orchestration and scheduling to reduce idle capacity and unnecessary data movement.

For Kubernetes environments, Kepler-based approaches are one practical path to connect workload operations to energy-aware optimization workflows.16 At the systems level, the IETF GREEN working group provides a standards-oriented framing for energy measurement and control in ICT systems.[^19]

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Can you add content regarding container runtime optimization, storage sustainability, and network efficiency?

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