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Green Technologies
28
Sep

The 5G Promise: “Green and Sustainable”

September 28, 2020
The way in which a telecommunications company operates and deploys its network has an enormous influence on its energy and carbon emission performance. The challenge 5G will cause an enormous rise in energy consumption and has the potential to be one of the biggest culprits in contributing to adverse environmental impacts through greenhouse gas emissions....
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18
Sep

AT&T Catches Carbon Neutral Bug, Expands CCAT Coverage

September 18, 2020
Source: https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/att-catches-carbon-neutral-bug-expands-ccat-coverage/2020/09/ Sydney Sawaya | Associate Editor September 17, 2020 11:30 PM AT&T caught the tail end of the green echo reverberating throughout the tech industry this week, announcing a new commitment to be carbon neutral across its entire global operations by 2035. To get there, the company plans to focus on six targets. By virtualizing network functions...
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21
Jul

Europe-Ecologie-Les Verts calls for a “moratorium” on 5G

July 21, 2020
Source AFP https://www.france24.com/fr/20200717-eelv-demande-un-moratoire-sur-la-5g?fbclid=IwAR25uPPZBkmDVhgPYUEf_7Qn3AavoH6-PLI2zAdxOK4-E6agn_Q-Q1J-HYw Auto translated EELV calls for a “moratorium on 5G” which will generate “a big inflation in electricity consumption” and allow “the collection of personal data”, according to François Thiollet, member of the party’s executive board. “5G will accelerate the capacity to disseminate information but its energy footprint is a major problem,” Mr....
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28
Jun

Overconsumption and growth economy key drivers of environmental crises

June 28, 2020
by the University of New South Wales A group of researchers, led by a UNSW sustainability scientist, have reviewed existing academic discussions on the link between wealth, economy and associated impacts, reaching a clear conclusion: technology will only get us so far when working towards sustainability—we need far-reaching lifestyle changes and different economic paradigms. In their...
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