L’Octet Vert par Tristan Nitot⌗

Le podcast qui parle de climat, de numérique et qui file la pêche ! L’octet vert, c’est tous les 15 jours, votre petite dose de réflexion et sur un numérique plus éthique et plus éco-responsable, sans se prendre forcément trop au sérieux. Au programme, éco-conception, impact sur le climat et plein d’autres choses.

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The Dark Cloud: The hidden costs of a digital world with Guillaume Pitron [EN]⌗

What is the energetic consequence of a simple ‘like’ on social media? Or a Zoom call? Modern technology is underpinned by a very real material and energetic infrastructure that is putting immense strain on energy production and the world’s natural resources. 5G and AI have supercharged this consumption. Yet, technology companies have been successful in creating a “dematerialized” perception. The energy transition and sustainability emphasis has focused largely on the energy and commodities world while tech is seen by many as clean and green. It is not. This is the story our guest, investigative journalist and author, Guillaume Pitron has told in his book “The Dark Cloud” published in English this year by Scribe.

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Wim Vanderbauwhede: Frugal Computing for a Sustainable Internet [EN]⌗

Professor Wim Vanderbauwhede - lead of the Low Carbon and Sustainable Computing activity at the School of Computing Science of the University of Glasgow - talks to us about the carbon footprint of the ICT industry, misleading narratives around digitalisation, and why the notion of frugal computing is needed to move forward.

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