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Friday, 3 August 2018

The carbon footprint of an email

That's quite a lot more than I was expecting.

Originally shared by BBC Focus Magazine - science and technology

💌 | #thoughtexperiment: What is the carbon footprint of an email?
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  1. Ray Bernache3 August 2018 at 21:29

    Considering the vast majority of emails never get opened (or even get transmitted to expected destination), I'm guessing it's a bit less than the claim.

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  2. Edward Morbius4 August 2018 at 02:02

    Ray Bernache Actually, that overburden increases the net cost.

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  3. Ray Bernache6 August 2018 at 16:26

    Edward Morbius The article referenced numbers sent, while the spam is probably the biggest contributor, I wonder if they factored those unopened at emails in their equation.

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  4. Edward Morbius6 August 2018 at 16:52

    Ray Bernache I saw the analysis as per message. But: Jevons paradox.

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