[LINK] Info re webhosting and its contribution to climate change

[jore]

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

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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.