The ecological impact of digital technology is regularly singled out;
the sector is accused of being responsible for at least 4% of CO2 emissions in the world.
A sad track record attributable in large part to the manufacture of equipment, but also to the energy spent to make it work.
On this specific point, data warehouses represent the largest share of energy expenditure.
We must feed the servers and, above all, cool them.
Worse still, the land holdings of these buildings take dramatic proportions.
“Today, they occupy a millionth of the submerged land.
At the current rate of development, one thousandth of the submerged land will be occupied by data warehouses in 2040
, warns François Képès, biologist researcher, member of the Academy of Technologies.
We will soon no longer have the capacity to store all the data produced. ”
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