Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The internet has many positive aspects. But is it destroying the environment? Information and communication technology (ICT) clearly has some environmental impact. But the magnitude of that impact is not well understood, and the overall environmental impact of the internet requires considering many other factors.
Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).
Part of the internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.
The internet has many positive aspects. But is it destroying the environment? Information and communication technology (ICT) clearly has some environmental impact. But the magnitude of that impact is not well understood, and the overall environmental impact of the internet requires considering many other factors.
Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).
Part of the internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.
