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Environmental Sustainability and the Digital Revolution: A Systematic Review of the ICT and its Environmental Impact

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  • Henrik Andersson

    (TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Bruno Jullien

    (TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This report provides an overview and discussion of the current knowledge of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector's effect on global warming, and policies to address this effect. A systematic literature review is conducted that shows that much focus in the literature has been on data centers, the amount of data processed, and the resulting green house gas emissions. The review also shows recent research on data services and traffic (e.g. video streaming), but limited research into how economic policies can mitigate the environmental impacts from data usage.

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  • Henrik Andersson & Bruno Jullien, 2023. "Environmental Sustainability and the Digital Revolution: A Systematic Review of the ICT and its Environmental Impact," Working Papers hal-04167440, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-04167440
    Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://hal.science/hal-04167440
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