Re:The environmental impact of technology devices is getting...
by craftyguy on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:11PM
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Like most problems, the 'solution' to reducing CO2 emmissions is made up of a bunch of smaller changes, and will not be one large 'fix'. I see no harm in chipping away at even the smallest of gains, provided we continue/push changes at all levels. Even 57kg * millions of devices over 18 months (average lifetime of a phone) is still a substantial amount of CO2 being released, even if it is dwarfed by other sources.
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Re:The environmental impact of technology devices is getting...
by AstralStorm on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @03:40PM
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Substantial? Not really compared to truck transport or even cars. Or especially not when compared to electricity generation.
Two cans of soda take more energy to make. (Because metals are extremely energy intensive to refine and recycle.)
The main environmental killers are still means of transport. A car is a ton of metal... Housing also demands plenty of energy in materials.