What colour is the cloud?

Year of production: 2019

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This article outlines the different ways digital technologies impact on climate change. It examines the environmental impact of our digital footprint. In their article, Shirley Rizk, examines the emergence of a hyper-connected way of life has caused the digital sector itself to become a major energy consumer and producer of greenhouse gases (GHG).

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Shirley Rizk

Shirley Rizk is credit risk management officer at the European Investment Bank