cool think lukas, the internatioinal energy agency publishes energy consumptoin erports from time to time, the last one i am aware of is here: https://www.iea.org/reports/data-centres-and-data-transmission-networks . it says that data centers consume 1% of the global electricity. data transfer consume 1.4 % of the global electric energy. and, interesting, it says that information and communications tech firms account for 50% of the renewable energy purchase globally. i read that google used 12.4 tera watt hours, wikipedia servers consume 2 giga watt hours per year: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_servers. as the data needs to be transported to clients reading it a rough guess would be another 3 giga watt hours per year is used by wikipedia readers. does wikimedia deutschland or the foundation really buy certificates to compensate for this 5 GWH electricity consumption?
rupert On Sat, Dec 18, 2021 at 7:28 PM Lukas Mezger <lukas.mez...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Dear Wikimedia friends, > > I am writing to introduce the Wikimedia Affiliates Environmental > Sustainability Covenant, a cross-affiliate initiative aimed at reducing the > environmental impact of the Wikimedia Movement.[1] > > This initiative was born out of discussions about how to take action > against the climate crisis between Wikimédia France and Wikimedia > Deutschland, and is based on Movement Strategy Recommendation #1.8 (*"[W]e > will also align our practices to support the environmental sustainability > of our planet.”*).[2] > > You can read the full text of the agreement on Meta.[1] In short, > signatory Wikimedia affiliates commit to: > – reducing their carbon footprint > – improving sustainability topics on the Wikimedia projects > – supporting affiliates from regions most affected by the climate crisis > – sharing stories and encouraging others > > Eight Wikimedia affiliates have already signed the agreement,[3] others > are currently discussing it internally, and we are looking for more > Wikimedia affiliates to join as well. > > Over the past weeks, we (Bodhisattwa Mandal, Naphsica Papanicolaou, Nanour > Garabedian, and I), have presented the initiative at a number of virtual > Wikimedia gatherings and you can watch video recordings of our talks in > English, French, German, and Arabic.[4] You can also find a public > announcement on the Wikimédia France blog.[5] > > Again, we are looking forward to hearing from more affiliates interested > in joining this effort, and we are ready to answer any questions that you > may have. > Kind regards, and happy holidays to everyone celebrating, > > Lukas (User:Gnom) > > > [1] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Environmental_Sustainability_Covenant > > [2] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Increase_the_Sustainability_of_Our_Movement > > [3] Wikimedians for Sustainable Development, West Bengal Wikimedians User > Group, Wikimedia Deutschland, Wikimedia France, Wikimedia South Africa, > Wikimedia Italia, Wikimedia UK, Wikimedians of Tamazight User Group > > [4] > * Wikimania 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzYSKPK6UxQ > * WikiIndaba 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIVCUNoGu4 > * WikiArabia 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENERdAmdAo > * CEE meeting 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oAIMDlc13M > * WikiConference North America: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbJ7IO9cJYg (at 3:33:10) > * WikiConvention francophone 2021: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlUD8MVPsyU (at 3:53:00) > * German-language WikiCon 2021: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021-10-01_Klimaschutz_in_der_Community_(WikiCon_2021).webm > > [5] > https://www.wikimedia.fr/initiative-durabilite-notre-engagement-contre-le-rechauffement-climatique/ > > > -- > > Dr. Lukas Mezger > Vorsitzender des Präsidiums / chair of the Supervisory Board > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 260 – (0151) 268 63 931 > http://wikimedia.de > > Bleiben Sie auf dem neuesten Stand! Aktuelle Nachrichten und spannende > Geschichten rund um Wikimedia, Wikipedia und Freies Wissen im Newsletter: Zur > Anmeldung <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>. > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen > Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > http://spenden.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/NICOSZGI7FBMMXQYVRCEMJ7ERZJ4UXP6/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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