Internet induced climate change
Internet induced climage change (IICC) is a term that describes the effects the internet is having, as part of human induced climate change. As the consumption of energy to power cloud storage is estimated to reach one fifth of global electric energy consumption by 2025, the use of the internet is fueling global warming.[1] Smart phones and other internet-conencted devices are increasing data traffic and leading to increased demand for cloud storage.[2] As cloud storage demand increases exponentially so does the demand for fossil fuel derived electricity to power these systems also known as the environmental impact of electricity generation.[3][4][5][6] This results in the internet contributing to global warming and climate change.[7] The world's data centers have the same carbon footprint as the entire aviation industry.[8] If people deleted their unnecessary data and their old social media posts and unused accounts, the Internet instead of fueling global warming, could become eco-friendly.[9] The term Internet Induced Climate Change is credited to Acharavadee Wongsakon, a Thai Buddhist meditation Master who is sounding the alarm about this global warming phenomena.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tsunami of data' could consume one fifth of global electricity by 2025". The Guardian News Paper. 11 Dec 2017.
- ↑ "Why your smartphone is contributing to climate change". World Economic Forum. 15 Dec 2017.
- ↑ "Who's winning the consumer cloud storage wars?". Fortune Magazine. 6 Nov 2014.
- ↑ "Is A Cloud War On The Horizon?". Forbes Magazine. 1 Mar 2019.
- ↑ "Climate change: Is your Netflix habit bad for the environment?". BBC News. 12 Oct 2018.
- ↑ "Why Energy Is A Big And Rapidly Growing Problem For Data Centers". Forbes. 2017-12-15.
- ↑ "Global warming: Data centres to consume three times as much energy in next decade, experts warn". Independant News. 23 Jan 2016.
- ↑ Harris, John (17 Jul 2018). "Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet". The Guardian News Paper.
- ↑ "Internet a major contributor to climate change, finds new book". Green News. 24 Sep 2018.
- ↑ "Meditation Master Sees Future Sounds Alarm Bells". The Bali Times Newspaper. 19 Apr 2019.
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