Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg of raw materials? Or that the energy required for data mining for bitcoins reached 121 terawatts last year – more than the amount consumed by most small countries?

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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

Fossil fuel production ‘dangerously out of sync’ with climate change targets 

20 Oct 2021

Despite increased climate ambition and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of energy from fossil fuels in 2030, than the amount that would limit global warming to the Paris Agreement level of 1.5°C. 

Collapsing consumer demand amid lockdowns cripple Asia-Pacific garment industry

21 Oct 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered government lockdowns, collapsed consumer demand, and disrupted imports of raw materials, battering the Asia Pacific garment industry especially hard, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve

02 Sep 2022

Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean, is working to restore some of the most important marine ecosystems in the world and paving the way for bigger women's representation in ocean science.