Computers as environment-unfriendly as planes?

Iria · May 1, 2007, 04:26 PM

Source: News.com
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The global IT industry accounts for 2 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions--the same amount the world's aviation industry churns out, according to analyst house Gartner.

The estimate is based on the cumulative amount of energy that PCs, servers, cooling systems, fixed- and mobile-phone systems, local-area networks, office telecommunications and printers use within the world's offices.

GutterPunk · May 1, 2007, 04:41 PM

I think I read that Cows emit more greenhouse gasses than planes trains automobiles and such combined?

What to do?1

May 1, 2007, 04:26 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Computers as environment-unfriendly as planes? Source: News.com ________ The global IT industry accounts for 2 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions--the same amount the world's aviation industry churns out, according to analyst house Gartner. The estimate is based on the cumulative amount of energy that PCs, servers, cooling systems, fixed- and mobile-phone systems, local-area networks, office telecommunications and printers use within the world's offices.

May 1, 2007, 04:41 PM	#2
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