| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 474, 2024
X International Annual Conference “Industrial Technologies and Engineering” (ICITE 2023)
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| Article Number | 03026 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Agricultural Sciences and Environment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202447403026 | |
| Published online | 08 January 2024 | |
Assessing the negative impact of the it sector on the environment: a call for sustainable solutions
ITMO University, 197101 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
* Corresponding author: aliktimchenko@gmail.com
The article explores the negative impact of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector on the environment and offers recommendations to reduce this impact. The article highlights that while digital and environmental issues are major topics of public debate worldwide, they are rarely discussed together. The article uses a qualitative approach to assess the current impact of the ICT sector on the environment by reviewing relevant literature, analyzing data on the global impact of the sector, and considering measures to prevent the negative effects. The study reveals that while ICT can have positive effects on the environment, it also carries sources of threats, such as excessive consumption of resources for the production of devices, CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, changes in flora and fauna, and growing electronic waste. The article concludes by calling for manufacturers to use environmentally friendly materials and manufacturing processes to create products with high recycled content to reduce the environmental impact of the ICT sector.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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