What increases energy demands, mining, carbon and toxic emissions and waste? Here are possible answers:
- ONLINE MEETINGS. Gerry McGovern, called by The Irish Times “one of five visionaries who have had major impact on the Web’s development,” assumed that online meetings are better for the environment than physical meetings. He’s learned that this is not always the case. Read Katie Singer’s newest report (first published at meer.org) about Gerry McGovern’s calculations. www.OurWeb.tech/letter-44.
- DATA CENTERS.https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/09/as-amazon-expands-in-eastern-oregon-regional-carbon-emissions-soar.html
- DATA COLLECTION. Researchers estimate that the total carbon footprint of data-use by tracker and advertisement services in apps on European smartphones is between 5 and 14 Mt CO2-eq. per year. https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-3/carbon-footprint-of-unwanted-data-use-by-smartphones/
- 5G. www.OurWeb.tech/letter-29 (by Miguel Coma)
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SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAICs. www.OurWeb.tech/letter-43 (by Katie Singer)
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