Zero-Carbon Emission: Your Guide to a Sustainable Digital World

The internet is not as clean as it seems. Every website you visit, every video you stream, and every notification your application sends consumes energy. With 5.56 billion internet users globally [2], the collective environmental impact of digital platforms is staggering. Digital technologies are now responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire aviation industry. Every time someone visits a website, their browser sends a request to a server, which consumes electricity, often powered by fossil fuels (coal, petroleum and natural gas). While we often think of digital technology as an ethereal and clean resource, it’s powered by a vast, physical infrastructure of servers, data centers, and network hardware that consumes massive amounts of electricity.

ICT as a Catalyst for Climate Action: Turning Bytes into a Better Planet

TAKEAWAY Technology fuels transformation: ICT is the catalyst behind innovations that are reshaping how we fight climate change across energy, agriculture, waste, and education. Real-time data saves real-world ecosystems: From satellites to sensors, ICT tools give us the intelligence we need to protect forests, track emissions, and predict disasters. Digital solutions are accelerating the green economy: Clean tech startups, green data centres, and digital agriculture are making sustainability profitable and scalable. ICT bridges the global