Digital technologies now emit 4 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, which is more than civil aviation, according to Shift Project. Great piece by @izakaminskahttps://ftalphaville.ft.com/2019/07/16/1563289084000/The-extinction-rebellion-should-not-be-streamed/ …
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Also see Shehabi, A, S J. Smith, E Masanet, and J Koomey. 2018. "Data Center Growth in the United States: Decoupling the Demand for Services from Electricity Use." Environmental Research Letters. vol. 13, no. 12. December 18, 2018. pp. 124030. [https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaec9c …]
@theShiftPR0JECT, Jonathan has sources that refute your report. Care to weigh in?
For now, I’m going to delete my tweet quoting Izabella’s piece that draws from the report.
