Each action we perform online has an environmental impact: every time we send an email, use the Internet or social media, a small amount of carbon is emitted.

With over 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide, around 60 per cent of the global population, the digital behaviour of each of us can make the difference.

In the last two decades, digitalisation has had a positive impact on the environment. Still, the Internet does not come out of nothing, and even the adoption of digital has its price.

Digital Carbon Footprint figures:

• Digital technologies are responsible for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and its energy consumption is increasing by 9% a year.
• The internet emits 1.6 billion annual tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
• The communications industry will represent 20% of all the world’s electricity consumption by 2025
• More than 50 million tons of e-waste were produced in 2019 alone, a number that's expected to rise by 8% each year.

These numbers show how every single click is energy-hungry and has an impact that we don't see, but that, indeed, we shouldn't ignore anymore.

The awareness of this issue is rising, but there is still a lot of work to do. It is urgent to make a change by using a responsible digital approach, both individually and within organisations.

IT’S TIME TO ACT

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