The latest sustainability news from the Green Elephant for 31st July 2020. Top stories: Climate stories on social media – can they be believed? Nepals plans to turn fog into filtered water Plastic waste flows into the ocean set to triple by 2040 – is this as bad as it
Overview Nearly everyone has their own or uses a website. But are these green websites? In this episode we delve into the world of internet and websites, discuss a little of what makes the internet function (and consume so much energy) before finally diving into individual websites. Sit back, listen
If every adult in the UK sent one less “thank you” email, it could save 16,433 tonnes of carbon a year – the equivalent to taking 3,334 diesel cars off the road a typical business user creates 135kg (298lbs) CO2e from sending emails every year, which is the equivalent of driving 200
The carbon footprint of our gadgets, the internet and the systems supporting them account for about 3.7% of global greenhouse emissions It is similar to the amount produced by the airline industry globally, Source: https://theshiftproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lean-ICT-Report_The-Shift-Project_2019.pdf Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200305-why-your-internet-habits-are-not-as-clean-as-you-think
The emissions generated by watching 30 minutes of Netflix (1.6 kg of CO2) is the same as driving almost four miles in the coming decade, a significant risk exists that rapidly growing demand for information services—and compute-intensive applications like AI in particular—will begin to outpace the efficiency gains that have
Government policies during the COVID-19 pandemic have drastically altered patterns of energy demand around the world. Many international borders were closed and populations were confined to their homes, which reduced transport and changed consumption patterns. Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0797-x
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