digital pollution in figures

Digital pollution would represent up to 2.5% total CO2 emissions in France according to ADEME. “Either the equivalent of air traffic above French soil or the circulation of 13 million cars”, says journalist Jean-Christophe Battery, on the set of 19/20 Wednesday, January 19. Experts estimate that this share of CO2 could double by 2035. The use of energy-intensive digital devices represents 20% digital pollution. “The other 80% is emitted during the very manufacture of these devices. For example, a smartphone requires the extraction of 82 kilograms of materials premieres”, underlines the journalist.

We can act by buying refurbished devices, eight times less polluting than new devices, by limiting digital consumption. “This involves deleting old emails, for example, or completely turning off your devices at the end of its use”, concludes Jean-Christophe Battery.