How big is the carbon footprint of the Internet ?

Facts about the internet's impact on the environment

About the Internets Carbon Footprint

Using the internet for search and reading, sending emails instead of paper based letters has considerably reduced the exploitation of physical resources like paper, but the increasing time spent online raises some serious energy concerns.



The carbon footprint of the internet is presented visually in this infograph below, showing the CO2 emission facts and figures in a simple and engaging manner.

You'll find answers to questions like :

• What is the carbon emission of so much time spent online and so many people using computers? 
• How large is the energy footprint and the CO2 emission generated by online activity ?
• What can each of us do to reduce the carbon footprint of the internet ?

Short -description of the infrograph: 

" The internet, e-mail and cloud based services have cut down on tons of physical resources like paper. But the carbon emissions produced form manufacturing, powering and cooling computers, smartphones and data centers can add up. The greening of the internet is the next endeavor in our hyper-connected era"

How large is the carbon footpritn of the Internet and what you can do to reduce your digital impact on the environment?