Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new research.
Electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions caused by computers are an issue that is provoking concern. IT industry generated as much greenhouse gas as the world's airlines - about 2% of global CO2 emissions.
A search in google originates requests in more that one server. It goes to several competing against each other. The system minimizes delays but raises energy consumption.
Servers, files, computers, networks, infrastructures...But what is better to be online or watching tv? to be online or driving? Maybe a more active way of being is better that a more passive, no? and about paper? and newspaper carbon footprint?
so now we have to turn the web green also? didn't google did that when it was possible to see google in black? ( i don't know if it was google or a mac option....) or why we don't go back in time and use the web as was before...just text, less colors, no animation... why we don't use Mosaic 1.0 again?