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Green Elephant Sustainability News 31st July 2020

Sustainability News 31st July

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Sustainability News 31st July
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The latest sustainability news from the Green Elephant for 31st July 2020. Top stories: Climate stories on social media – can they be believed? Nepals plans to turn fog into filtered water Plastic waste flows into the ocean set to triple by 2040 – is this as bad as it

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Green Elephant Episode 3 - Green Websites

003 Green Websites – Can a website ever be green?

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003 Green Websites - Can a website ever be green?
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Overview Nearly everyone has their own or uses a website. But are these green websites? In this episode we delve into the world of internet and websites, discuss a little of what makes the internet function (and consume so much energy) before finally diving into individual websites. Sit back, listen

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Sending one less email would take thousands of cars off the road

One less email takes 3334 cars off the road

If every adult in the UK sent one less “thank you” email, it could save 16,433 tonnes of carbon a year – the equivalent to taking 3,334 diesel cars off the road a typical business user creates 135kg (298lbs) CO2e from sending emails every year, which is the equivalent of driving 200

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All the devices and gadgets you use have a carbon footprint

Carbon footprint of gadgets account for 3.7% of global greenhouse emissions

The carbon footprint of our gadgets, the internet and the systems supporting them account for about 3.7% of global greenhouse emissions It is similar to the amount produced by the airline industry globally, Source: https://theshiftproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lean-ICT-Report_The-Shift-Project_2019.pdf Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200305-why-your-internet-habits-are-not-as-clean-as-you-think

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