Online Learning Update

February 3, 2021

Turn off that camera during virtual meetings, environmental study says

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:06 am

Science Daily

The study, conducted by researchers from Purdue University, Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the first to analyze the water and land footprints associated with internet infrastructure in addition to carbon footprints. Just one hour of videoconferencing or streaming, for example, emits 150-1,000 grams of carbon dioxide (a gallon of gasoline burned from a car emits about 8,887 grams), requires 2-12 liters of water and demands a land area adding up to about the size of an iPad Mini. But leaving your camera off during a web call can reduce these footprints by 96%.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210114134033.htm

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