Did you know that digital pollution has a considerable impact on the ecology? <br />The Internet represents about 2 to 3% of CO2 emissions.<br />If it were a country, it would even be the third biggest polluter after China and the United States! <br />Here are some simple ways to surf the Internet in a more eco-friendly way: a search on Google is <br />equivalent to 5 to 7g of CO2.<br />Therefore, do precise research to avoid multiple unnecessary searches. <br />Bookmark regularly visited sites.<br />There are also more eco-friendly search engines: Lilo, Ecosia, Ecogine...<br />Close your tabs regularly: every page opened, even if it is not consulted, consumes energy as it is regularly updated. <br />Digital pollution is also caused by online file storage: the cloud. <br />All data is kept in data centers, which operate 24 hours a day: they consume as much electricity as a city of at least 30,000 inhabitants during one day!<br />To lighten the cloud, empty your mailbox regularly, knowing that a stored mail represents 10 g of CO2, which is equivalent to the carbon impact of a plastic bag.<br />Avoid heavy mails (long or containing files), grouped mails... <br />Unsubscribe from newsletters and block spam. <br />Moreover, prefer exchanges by SMS which emits 1,000 times less CO2 than an email. <br />Also opt for local storage on hard drive and USB key.<br />Finally, avoid streaming platforms or at least lower the definition (high definition being 4 to 10 times more energy consuming).<br />And if not, why not go back to CDs and DVDs?
