Lhe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its long-awaited report in April on solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to 1.5°C. In March, Arcep, the telecoms regulator, published the report ” For a sustainable digital with eleven proposals to reduce the environmental footprint of digital technology.
This represents 3% to 4% of global emissions and 2.5% at the national level. If for the moment the share of digital in all of these emissions seems lower compared to other sectors, the unbridled growth of digital uses and services could increase its impact. by 60% by 2040 at the national level.
Businesses can make a big contribution to reducing their environmental footprint by putting sustainability at the heart of their digital consumption and investments. If, in the past, we made choices that turned out to be disastrous for the planet in terms of energy or the production of goods, current knowledge and technologies make it possible not to reproduce these errors.
More and more companies are placing ecology at the heart of their strategic choices and integrating the digital component in this perspective. From outsourcing their IT resources to financing the production of green energy, and supporting innovations aimed at limiting global warming, they can considerably reduce the impact of their digital activity today. Tech leaders must also encourage their customers and partners to adopt best practices through solutions that are more respectful of the planet.
Digital and the cloud can no longer be separated. Whether from the point of view of consumers or companies, the digital services consumed produce data hosted and processed in the cloud and therefore in data centers. Data center providers have the opportunity to push the entire industry and their customers towards IT frugality and sustainable use of resources. The sector has long been committed to contributing to global carbon neutrality, with a supply of renewable energies to power the operation of the sites, or even by setting up mechanisms allowing the recovery of heat from the sites to feed the heating networks of municipalities or nearby buildings.
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