Title: Study – Environmental footprint of the digital world
The study focuses on quantification of the global environmental footprint and its evolution between 2010 and 2025. Proposes a hierarchy of the impact sources and recommendations for minimizing the digital impact.
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Description:The study focuses on quantification of the global environmental footprint and its evolution between 2010 and 2025. Proposes a hierarchy of the impact sources and recommendations for minimizing the digital impact.
Subject Area: 1. Natural sciences, 2. Engineering and technology – Computer and information sciences, Earth and related environmental sciences
Education Level: Secondary school
Education Use: Professional development, Informal education
Author: Bordage F. Date added: 08-04-2022Language: EN
Publisher/Institution: GreenIT.fr
License type: Creative Commons-Attribution (CC BY) 
Primary User: Teacher
Learning resource type (IEEE LOM): Narrative Text (theory)
Technical type (IEEE LOM): Text – Document
Time to read: 54min
Learning outcomes:
- Have a general understanding of Energy Efficiency
- Develop an energy efficiency improvement plan
DigComp competence area: 1. Information and data literacy – 1.2 Evaluating data, information and digital content
DigComp proficiency level: 4.Tasks, and well defined and non-routine problems
Link: https://www.greenit.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/GREENIT_EENM_etude_EN_accessible.pdf
Key words: Digital environmental footprint, electronic equipment, energy balance, Global warming
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