The Carbon Cost of Your Emails.

What is digital pollution?

Digital pollution is generated by the manufacture and use of new technologies. And its consequences are multiple:

• greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for global warming;
• chemical contamination;
• an erosion of biodiversity caused in particular by the extraction of minerals;
• a depletion of resources;
• overconsumption of water and electricity;
• the production of electronic waste.

How to reduce digital pollution

• Avoid sending unnecessary emails to say “thank you” or “have a nice weekend” to colleagues. Only send essential emails.
• Prefer the telephone, and call your colleague to give him instructions rather than writing him a long email.
• Avoid copying the entire department or company from your emails. Target only the intended recipients.
• Only send attachments if they really need to be sent, and keep their size as small as possible. Choose links that refer to storage space.
• Clean your inbox. Sort through your emails, taking care to remove unnecessary emails and spam.
• Unsubscribe from newsletters that don't interest you.