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Impact of digital technology on the environment - Coggle Diagram
Impact of digital technology on the environment
Mails and messages
Interview questions
How many unread mails do you have ?
How many SMS do you send and receive per day ?
Do you regularly delete your mails ?
What do you do with your spams ?
Advices
Switch off devices
Clean regularly your phone / delete unused apps
Links
Don't send unecessary emails e.g. 'Thank you', 'Signature', etc.
Main informations
Data centres are responsible for 2% of overall US greenhouse gas emissions.
Incoming mail adds 136kg to each user’s carbon footprint: equal to approximately 200 miles in the average car.
Emails with large attachments: carbon footprint as big as 50g.
Spam email: 0.3g > because they are sent automatically to lists of addresses.
Normal email: carbon footprint of 4g.
Mike Berners-Lee: ‘How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything’
Digitalisation's false green label
Waste
Interview questions
How many phones have you had in your life?
Is your phone reconditioned ?
How long do you keep a digital device on average ?
How many digital devices do you have ?
Main informations
83.07% of the world's population owns a smartphone
70 materials for manufacture of a smartphone
every day, we toss over 416,000 cellphones and 142,000 computers
57.4 million tons generated worldwide → only 17.4% properly collected and recycled
hippopotamus's worth of equipment in our homes : 2.5 tonnes of electronics and household appliances, textiles, furniture, sports equipment, etc. - ADEME report
television :55 kg of CO2 per year / 45 kg for laptops / 25 kg for tablets / 20 kg for smartphones
Advices
Repair and backmarket
Clean the drawers
Links
Everyday use
Interview questions
Do you use all your applications ?
How many social media do you have ?
How many times do you open your phone ?
What is your screen time ?
Advices
Unsubscribe from spam accounts
Avoid unnecessary attachments
Links
Main informations
1 Google search = 7g of CO2 released
16 kg of CO2 released by Google searches every second
On average, the impact of using Instagram for one minute = 0,664 gEqCO2 / minute
Data centres represent 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions
Data centres will represent 14% of total greenhouse gas emissions (same proportion as the US today)
Desired effects / goals
Diffuse a video for the wider public
Raise awareness on issues related to digital technology and the impact on the environment
Show the dependency to digital devices
Show the amount of pollution generated by our daily usage of devices
Give simple solutions everyone can easily apply to change their habits