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Name :	FOMICHEVA, Ekaterina
Date :	December 13, 2021
Organization :	PJSC Rostelecom
Country :	Russia
Job Title :	Head of Sector
Contribution :	Damage to the environment by Internet is defined as all digital activities that generate greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, this is a negative impact of external use of new technologies that usually remains unknown to consumer, while the digital world significantly adversely affects the environment creating a sizeable carbon footprint: 4% of all greenhouse gases. Owing to their intangible external appearance, digital technologies are usually considered as a tool that has no direct impact on the environment. However, digital technologies are indeed tangible and depend on a physical infrastructure such as data centers and kilometers of cables used for transmitting antennas.
Attachments :	Rostelecom_The Environmental Impacts and Benefits of the Internet_en.pdf