Is the internet bad for climate change?

The internet, email and cloud-based services have cut down on tonnes of physical resources like paper. But the carbon emissions produced from manufacturing, powering, and cooling computers, smartphones, and data centres can add up . The greening of the internet is the next endeavour in our hyperconnected era.22 Nis 2021

Indeed, carbon dioxide , a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, is the principal greenhouse gas contributing to global warming. However, other greenhouse gases including methane, nitrous oxide, and a number of industrial-process gases also are important contributors to climate change.

The Digital Activity Are Responsible For 2% Of The Planet’s CO2 Emissions . Sending an email, Using search engines, storing data pollute: the web generates today 2% of the CO2 emissions of the planet. And this is just the beginning of this new form of pollution.

Studies estimate that digital technologies contribute between 1.4% to 5.9% of global greenhouse gas emissions , according to The Royal Society, a leading British scientific academy.11 Haz 2021