The carbon footprint of our digital lifestyle

Our online lives – from working to relaxing – come with a sizable carbon footprint. In the EU, emissions from the digital sector are surprisingly similar to those from aviation. We take a look at how to reduce the internet’s impact on the climate, and uncover a series of simple steps we can take as consumers, from what we do online to buying new devices.

Also this month, we:

• hear about the Climate Pact Ambassador running simulations to give young people a taste of international climate negotiations
• meet the Climate Pact Ambassadors finding new ways to make digital activity greener
• prepare for the upcoming COP15 on biodiversity, after COP27 on climate change earlier this month
• announce the tender for the next edition of the European Climate Pact