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Monday, April 4, the IPCC will unveil new ways to mitigate our greenhouse gas emissions. Digital pollution is in the viewfinder. Report in La Rochelle (Charente Maritime)where several initiatives have been put in place to limit this pollution.
La Rochelle (Charente Maritime) takes on a new challenge: digital pollution. This invisible pollution, caused by our screens, our PCs and our boxes, is nevertheless responsible for 4% greenhouse gas emissions on the planet. This rate could double by 2025. So, in La Rochelle, designers fight with their lines of code so that the websites of the agglomeration are eco-responsible. It is indeed necessary to pay attention to the weight of the files that one puts on a site web car the heavier a site, the more energy it will consume.
For three years, all city officials have been trying to become more digitally sober, by printing less for example. But, to lighten its carbon footprint, it is especially necessary to be interested in the material, which pollutes the most. There are three ways to have more eco-responsible equipment: keep the equipment a little longer, choose labeled equipment and do not multiply the equipment.
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