环境可持续性和气候变化
Policy Network on Environment Coordination Session: Future of PNE
Moderator: Flurina Wäspi (on site)
At this Session, we invite anyone to join who would like to share their thoughts on future PNE projects and direction. Suggestions for topics to cover include:
IGF 2021 Main Session: The impact of environment data on sustainability and internet governance
Even though we still need more work and more evidence, the digital world has a strong influence on the environment (and vice versa). The environmental footprint of the digital world is estimated to virtually amount to a 7th continent (or up to 5.6% of humanity’s global footprint). At the same time, digital technologies can be of paramount importance in effectively tackling environmental issues. Operations related to information and communications technologies (ICT) are expected to represent up to 20 percent of global electricity demand, with one third stemming from data centres alone.