Hi Linkers, Quick Q---does any one here know of any useful information documenting the environmental impacts of webhosting, specific to climate change?
I've stumbled on some stats here, and want to dig further to check it out: https://www.greengeeks.com/going-green/ Thanks --- Your Website has a Carbon Footprint. Website hosting servers pull energy from the grid, most of that energy comes from fossil fuels. Each web hosting server produces 1390 pounds of CO2 each year! There are tens of millions of servers worldwide and growth in web hosting services is estimated to be greater than 400% each year for the foreseeable future. On Pace to Surpass Jetfuel Pollution. At current estimates the airline industry contributes to 3.5% of global climate change. By 2050 the airline industry is expected to contribute to over 5% of global climate change. Information technology is expanding far more rapidly and should exceed 3.5% of global climate change by 2020 and most likely shall contribute 5% of global climate change far before 2050. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
