With a growing worry about human impact on the environment, internet technologies have become a potential solution to reduce the footprint of physical technologies. However, according to the source, the footprint of French digital and internet consumption, compared to the annual environmental impacts of France represented 6.2 percent of the total energy consumption, 3.2 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions as well as 2.2 percent of water depletion.
Share of primary energy, GHG and water resource depletion of digital and internet technologies of the total of French environmental impacts in 2020
A large part of these impacts take place outside of France. They are "imported" when extracting ores and their transformation into electronic components, production of screen panels, etc.
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GreenIT.fr. (January 17, 2021). Share of primary energy, GHG and water resource depletion of digital and internet technologies of the total of French environmental impacts in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222965/digital-internet-footprint-type-resource-france/
GreenIT.fr. "Share of primary energy, GHG and water resource depletion of digital and internet technologies of the total of French environmental impacts in 2020." Chart. January 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222965/digital-internet-footprint-type-resource-france/
GreenIT.fr. (2021). Share of primary energy, GHG and water resource depletion of digital and internet technologies of the total of French environmental impacts in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222965/digital-internet-footprint-type-resource-france/
GreenIT.fr. "Share of Primary Energy, Ghg and Water Resource Depletion of Digital and Internet Technologies of The Total of French Environmental Impacts in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222965/digital-internet-footprint-type-resource-france/
GreenIT.fr, Share of primary energy, GHG and water resource depletion of digital and internet technologies of the total of French environmental impacts in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222965/digital-internet-footprint-type-resource-france/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Share of primary energy, GHG and water resource depletion of digital and internet technologies of the total of French environmental impacts in 2020 [Graph], GreenIT.fr, January 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222965/digital-internet-footprint-type-resource-france/