{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6230b87ec3fb6c0013f156c6/6811ecb3f3c711a5d0f9a0ed?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Making Digital Sustainability Make Sense","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6230b87ec3fb6c0013f156c6/1746004566140-13d75f99-89d1-49ea-bfe1-8dc77dee780c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The digital infrastructure we're all so dependent on has a negative - and growing - impact on the environment. In this episode, Michael Oghia talks about strategies for breaking down the big problem of digital sustainability, strategies for building a more efficient Internet, and challenges that come with the adoption of more sustainable practices.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show notes</strong></p><p><br></p><p>01:40 - <a href=\"/author/michael_oghia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael on RIPE Labs</a></p><p>08:20 - Our World in Data gives similar numbers for the <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/global-aviation-emissions#:~:text=Flying%20is%20one%20of%20the,of%20the%20world's%20carbon%20emissions.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">% of global carbon emissions from the aviation industry</a>, as does this <a href=\"https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/2018/3/story/20180301STO98928/20180301STO98928_en.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">broader report from the European parliament</a>.</p><p>11:00 - <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/10/05/g-s1-6411/electronics-public-health-waste-ghana-phones-computers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">E-waste dumps in Ghana</a></p><p>11:10 - <a href=\"https://ipisresearch.be/publication/map-conflict-minerals-eastern-drc-a0-posters/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Map of conflict mineral mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></p><p>11:27 - <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/10/energy-demands-from-ai-datacentres-to-quadruple-by-2030-says-report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Article from the Guardian on projected energy demands from AI data centres</a></p><p>12:50 - <a href=\"https://www.datacenters.com/news/from-byproduct-to-resource-how-data-centers-are-turning-waste-heat-into-valuable-energy#:~:text=Data%20center%20waste%20heat%20can,to%20warm%20homes%20and%20offices.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Article on using 'waste heat' as a source of power</a></p><p>13:20 - Michael RIPE Labs article on <a href=\"https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/reduce-reuse-refurbish-dispelling-sustainability-myths-with-emxcore/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">refurbishment as a strategy for digital sustainability</a></p><p>15:30 - Michael's RIPE Labs article on <a href=\"https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/why-small-and-medium-size-operators-should-care-about-sustainability/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Small and Medium-Size Operators Should Care About Sustainability</a></p><p>17:15 - <a href=\"https://tomgreenwood.substack.com/p/whose-idea-was-carbon-footprinting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the origins of the term 'carbon footprint'</a> in this nice piece by Tom Greenwood</p><p>37:05 - The resources Michael is pointing us to here are available via the same article: <a href=\"https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/why-small-and-medium-size-operators-should-care-about-sustainability/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Small and Medium-Size Operators Should Care About Sustainability</a></p>","author_name":"RIPE Labs Editor"}