The invisible downside to our online lives is the data stored at giant energy-guzzling datacentres It’s been called “the largest coal-powered machine on Earth” – and most of us use it countless times a day.The internet and its associated digital industry are estimated to produce about the same emissions annually as aviation. But we barely think about pollution while snapping 16 duplicate photos of our pets, which are immediately uploaded to the cloud. Continue reading… Internet, Technology, Greenhouse gas emissions, Pollution, Photography, Coal, Energy, Email, Cloud computing, Smartphones, Environment Technology | The Guardian
The invisible downside to our online lives is the data stored at giant energy-guzzling datacentres
It’s been called “the largest coal-powered machine on Earth” – and most of us use it countless times a day.
The internet and its associated digital industry are estimated to produce about the same emissions annually as aviation. But we barely think about pollution while snapping 16 duplicate photos of our pets, which are immediately uploaded to the cloud.
