{"id":2020,"date":"2024-10-12T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2024-10-12T18:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T22:04:45","slug":"global-guide-the-worldwide-internet-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/global-guide-the-worldwide-internet-carbon-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"GLOBAL GUIDE: The Worldwide Internet Carbon Footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of sustainability and our carbon footprints, it&#8217;s natural to focus on our water<br \/>\nusage, energy consumption and recycling or waste management habits. However, one area of<br \/>\nour modern lives which has a significant impact on the environment is how we use the internet.<br \/>\nThis can feel like a slightly abstract concept, afterall, how can something digital have a physical<br \/>\nimpact?<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cable.co.uk\/broadband\/carbon-footprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insightful resource from Cable<\/a> explains how data storage, devices, data transfer and all of<br \/>\nthe accessories needed to keep our digital assets running impact the environment and our<br \/>\nplanet. It also explores the effects of climate change, and how the ways in which we store and<br \/>\nuse data takes its toll on global emissions. Taking a deeper look into the top ten countries that<br \/>\nproduce the most carbon emissions, this guide links environmental impact to internet usage and<br \/>\ndata storage, showcasing the unmistakable link between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside many other astounding statistics explained in this resource, it reveals that as<br \/>\n\u201cinternet users spend an average of 6.5 hours a day online, the internet will use 20% of the<br \/>\nworld\u2019s electricity and produce 3.5% of the world\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions if we continue<br \/>\nin the same direction current trends suggest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this hidden side to carbon emissions and what we can do to mitigate<br \/>\nthe impact of our ever-evolving digital world, this article is full of vital information for any<br \/>\nsustainability individual or business-owner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MORE INFO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cable.co.uk\/broadband\/carbon-footprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Worldwide Internet Carbon Footprint<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Related Reading<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/widgets.js\" data-type=\"book\" data-affiliate-id=\"102171\" data-sku=\"9781595584991\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of sustainability and our carbon footprints, it&#8217;s natural to focus on our water usage, energy consumption and recycling or waste management habits. However, one area of our modern lives which has a significant impact on the environment is how we use the internet. This can feel like a slightly abstract concept, afterall,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/global-guide-the-worldwide-internet-carbon-footprint\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;GLOBAL GUIDE: The Worldwide Internet Carbon Footprint&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,53,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","category-global","category-science-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2028,"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions\/2028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growpurpose.com\/bluecrab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}