| dc.contributor | Science Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Global | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-17T13:45:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-17T13:45:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-11 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/37439 | |
| dc.description | Since 2010, the number of internet users worldwide has doubled, and the global internet traffic has grown 12-fold. The digital services that we enjoy are sometimes referred to as “dematerialized technologies”, but is this really the case? Computers, servers and other electronic devices require large amounts of natural resources. The energy to run them emits high amounts of CO2 , and programmed obsolescence and the low percentage of recycling are generating e-waste. The vast majority of data in the cloud are not used. Without denying the many benefits brought by these technologies, including for the environment, it is important for users, services providers and policy makers to understand what the impacts are and to learn how we can move towards greener digital technologies. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.language | Chinese | |
| dc.language | French | |
| dc.language | Russian | |
| dc.language | Russian | |
| dc.language | Spanish | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Foresight Brief: Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY | en_US |
| dc.subject | INTERNET | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENERGY TECHNOLOGY | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENERGY CONSERVATION | en_US |
| dc.subject | WASTE MANAGEMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENERGY CONSUMPTION | en_US |
| dc.title | The Growing Footprint of Digitalisation - Foresight Brief No. 027 November 2021 | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | 数字化的足迹与日俱增 - 前瞻研究 简报 027 | |
| dc.title.alternative | L’empreinte croissante de la numérisation - Note Prospective 027 | |
| dc.title.alternative | Растущее влияние цифровизации - АНАЛИТИЧЕСКИЙ обзор 027 | |
| dc.title.alternative | La huella creciente de la digitalización - Foresight Informe 027 | |
| dc.title.alternative | الأثر المتنامي للرقمنة 027 | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | en_US |
| wd.topics | Digital Transformations | en_US |
| wd.topics | Science-Policy | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 9 pages | en_US |
