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BackgroundreporttoAguidetoyourdigitalclimateimpact

Report

Abstract

Thisisalongerversionof’Aguidetoyourdigitalimpact-Deconstructinginformationand

communicationtechnologies,carbonemissions,,EricssonreportGFTL-19:001288Uen(Ericsson2019-a).

Thetextfromtheoriginalreportisincludedinitalicwithreferenceswhereappropriate.Furtherexplanations,detailsofcalculationsetc.areprovidedineachsection.

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Contents

1Background3

1.1Trueorfalse–whyisitsocomplicated5

2Informationandcommunicationtechnologysector6

2.1Minimumfootprintwhilebenefittingmany6

2.2Moredata-samecarbonfootprint11

2.3DecarbonizingICT13

2.4Settingboundaries–acomplextask15

2.5ICTasdriverforamoresustainableworld-theenablingeffect17

3Personaldigitalcarbonfootprintandspecificservices19

3.1Streamingcomparedtoboilingkettlesandrunningfridges?19

3.2Woulditbebetterwithoutstreaming?28

3.3Thecarbonfootprintofgaming31

3.4Reduceyourdigitalcarbonfootprint36

4Keytakeaways39

5Keyfigures39

6Terminology41

6.1Glossaryandabbreviations41

6.2Concepts41

7References42

7.1Examplesofmediaarticles48

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GFTL-20:000052Uen

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2020-01-15

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1Background

Carbonemissionsfromdigitalsolutionsaregeneratingalotofinterestand

debate.Somearguethatgamingiscomparableincarbonfootprinttotakinga

flight,whileotherscondemntheclimate