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ICT and climate change

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Digital technologies are currently widespread and increasing in use. However, they are an important source of environmental impact.

Sources of impact

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Some examples are:

  • Mining:
  • Land use: digital communications require land for data centers and network equipment
  • E-waste
  • Energy use
  • Non-digital equipment
  • Automation

Initiatives

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See also

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References

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  • Williams, Eric (2011). Environmental effects of information and communications technologies. Nature, 479(7373), 354–358. doi:10.1038/nature10682
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Keywords sustainability, ICT, stub
SDG SDG13 Climate action
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Created November 7, 2023 by Emilio
Last edit November 7, 2023 by StandardWikitext bot
Cite as "ICT and climate change". Appropedia. 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
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