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Hello World,
When it comes to climate change, the ongoing digitalisation process can be used as an important tool to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
However, we are not currently taking advantage of the full potential that digitalisation has to offer. On the contrary, our energy consumption due to an increasing number of networks, user devices, and data centres is starting to outweigh the positive outcomes. Changing this tendency is therefore critical to our planet’s sustainability. Here are some important facts to consider:
- Our digital energy consumption is increasing globally by about 9% per year.
The share of GHG emissions attributable to the digital era will reach 4% in 2020 and will likely double to 8% by 2025.4
By 2023, Luxembourg will have 6 204 000 devices, including computers, phones, televisions, cars, all connected to networks. This represents more than 9 connected devices per resident (compared to 5 devices in 2018).5
In 2018, digital data use in Luxembourg generated between 9-16 tons of CO2 every hour and is continuously increasing.6
But take heart! Sustainable, digital positive development is still possible.
A stabilisation process of this exponential growth is possible without hindering the positive developments and innovative power of the overall digitalisation process.
