A report points out that the sector’s CO2 emissions could triple by 2050 without reduction action.
Two ministers, the boss of Arcep (Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority), that of Ademe (Agency for the environment and energy management), a myriad of experts… There was good world Monday, in Bercy, for the presentation by the two organizations of the prospective report on the environmental weight of digital in France in 2030 and 2050. This third report is the last part of a larger work on the impact of digital in France . And the most explosive.
Admittedly, the weight of digital technology in greenhouse gas emissions is still low at the national level. It represents only 2.5% of the country’s carbon footprint, or 17.2 million tonnes of CO, compared to more than 107 million for transport. But this figure does not reflect the underlying exponential dynamics, linked to the explosion of digital uses, streaming, equipment of the French in mobile phones, computers and other televisions. “If nothing is done, emissions…
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