GREEN-IT FACTS

"To make one desktop computer it takes at least 240 kilograms of fossil fuels, 22 kilograms of chemicals, and over 1500 kilgrams of water.The total fossil fuels used to manufacture 1 computer, for example, amount to 9 times the weight of the actual computer, compared to only one or two times for a car or a fridge."

Source: Computers and the Environment, Understanding and Managing their Impacts, Ruediger Kuehr and Eric Williams (Eds), United Nations University

"Whilst many think that ICT is the hero of environmental action and indeed, it has the potential to be so, currently it is one of the villains, since ICT-related CO2 emissions rival those of the aviation industry."

Source: (Socitm)

"ICT equipment currently accounts for 3-4% of the world’s carbon emissions, and 10% of the UK's energy bill. The average server, for example, has roughly the same annual carbon footprint as an SUV doing 15 miles-per-gallon! 86% of ICT departments surveyed for the report do not know the carbon footprint of their activities and less than 20% even see their energy bills."

Source: (Global Action Plan)