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Scrolling our way to a climate emergency

05Nov

posted by: Vijay Madlani, Katrick Technologies

While the internet is an essential part of modern everyday life, the energy consumption and carbon emissions from charging devices, powering the internet, and running data centres can be colossal. In this article, Vijay Madlani, co-CEO of green energy innovator Katrick Technologies, discusses the impacts of social media on our planet.

But how does using social media actually produce emissions? Social media relies on the exchange of large amounts of data – data which needs to be securely and reliably stored; one of the most effective ways is through data centres.

Learn more in the Nov 2023 issue of PBSI, here.