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The impact of information technology on energy consumption and carbon emissions

2015; Association for Computing Machinery; Volume: 2015; Issue: June Linguagem: Inglês

10.1145/2755977

1530-2180

Erol Gelenbe, Yves Caseau,

Smart Grid Energy Management

In this article the authors evaluate the impact of different sectors of information and communication technologies (ICT) on energy consumption and CO2 emissions. ICT is understood to cover computer and peripheral equipment including local area networks, telecommunication equipment and networks, and data centers.