https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/20/climate/electronic-waste-recycling-climate-un/index.html
Impacte Ambiental TIC
10 d’oct. 2024
Electronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that’s a huge problem
A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/18/energy-ai-use-electricity-water-data-centers/
3 d’oct. 2024
Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay?
Many fear the arrival of tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the state of Querétaro will place too much of a strain on scarce water and electricity resources
2 de set. 2024
Measuring the impact of digital solutions on the climate
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/measuring-impact-digital-solutions-climate
The publications consist of 3 documents:
- Net Carbon Impact Assessment Methodology for ICT Solutions, including sector specific methodologies
- Real Life Case Studies
- Deployment Guidelines
The Net Carbon Impact Assessment Methodology for ICT Solutions lies at the core of the EGDC publications. It contains requirements for comparing scenarios with and without ICT solutions in a given context, allowing us to accurately quantify the positive contribution and direct footprint – in CO2 equivalent – of a specific digital solution.
It is complemented by sector-specific methodologies illustrating the practical application of each requirement for 6 sectors: energy, construction/buildings, smart cities, agriculture, transport and manufacturing.
The real-life case studies in all 6 sectors helped to refine and illustrate the impact of the methodologies. They were collected from EGDC members and stakeholders deploying ICT solutions. These include cloud-based tools for the energy management in buildings, 5G-enabled manufacturing and agriculture, smart energy and smart city platforms, and more.
Finally, the deployment guidelines were drawn up to enhance the understanding of the deployment of ICT solutions in different sectors. They include guidance on optimising their positive impact on the climate, and minimising negative consequences.
Green digital sector
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/green-digital
The European Commission proposed a Green Deal Industrial Plan to support its goal of achieving climate-neutrality by 2050 while enhancing the competitiveness of Europe’s net-zero industry.
A key pillar of the plan is ensuring the EU has access to technology, products and solutions that are key to transitioning to net-zero. These include photovoltaic cells, wind turbines, batteries, hydrogen electrolysers, carbon capture, storage equipment and more. Such products and solutions also represent a major source of economic growth and quality jobs in Europe.
Now to meet its goals, the software giant will have to make serious progress very quickly in gaining access to green steel and concrete and less carbon-intensive chips
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