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> > In 2020, digitisation was purported to generate 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. > So the 4% figure is not the storage of only dark data, but the sto
by robertlagrant 3y ago
> > In 2020, digitisation was purported to generate 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
> So the 4% figure is not the storage of only dark data, but the storage of ALL data.
Even that sounds like a misread. "Digitisation" can refer to the sum total of moving a product or service or process to be digitised; that would also include the compute cost as well as the storage.
- bluescrn 3y agoAnd how does that 4% compare to previous/alternative methods of data acquisition, storage, and transportation? Producing, storing, and shipping masses of paper documents (and related printing equipment) isn't particularly efficient. And video/audio would need storing on physical disks/tapes, and so on.