More Cables = Less Carbon? Rethinking Internet Sustainability
Did you know that the seemingly invisible internet has a contentious carbon footprint? Public perception is shifting, with increasing concern about the environmental impact of our ever-expanding digital world. But what if the solution to a greener internet wasn't about shrinking it, but rather, strategically expanding a key part of its infrastructure?
This insightful article from the Sustainable Subsea Networks project, an initiative of the SubOptic Foundation, dives into the surprising answer: more subsea cables could actually lead to less carbon emissions.
While data centers and streaming services often take the heat, subsea cables, the backbone of global data transmission, have largely been overlooked in carbon footprint discussions. This paper argues that by bringing subsea systems to the forefront of sustainability conversations, we can unlock new pathways for a lower carbon internet.
Learn how leveraging the subsea cable industry's inherently smaller carbon footprint, high reliability, and minimal environmental impacts could revolutionise the way we think about a sustainable digital future. Instead of focusing solely on reducing data consumption, we can optimise the network's structure, routing data traffic to regions powered by renewable energy.
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