The statistic shows the breakdown of CO2 emissions in 2007 by selected segments of the communications and information technology industry. Server farms and data centers emitted approximately 116 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents that year.
Breakdown of CO2 emissions generated by telecommunications and information technology in 2007
(in MtCO2e)
Characteristic
Emissions in MtCO2e
Telecommunications and information technology products
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Greenpeace. (March 31, 2010). Breakdown of CO2 emissions generated by telecommunications and information technology in 2007 (in MtCO2e) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267371/co2-emissions-generated-by-information-technology-2007/
Greenpeace. "Breakdown of CO2 emissions generated by telecommunications and information technology in 2007 (in MtCO2e)." Chart. March 31, 2010. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267371/co2-emissions-generated-by-information-technology-2007/
Greenpeace. (2010). Breakdown of CO2 emissions generated by telecommunications and information technology in 2007 (in MtCO2e). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267371/co2-emissions-generated-by-information-technology-2007/
Greenpeace. "Breakdown of Co2 Emissions Generated by Telecommunications and Information Technology in 2007 (in Mtco2e)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267371/co2-emissions-generated-by-information-technology-2007/
Greenpeace, Breakdown of CO2 emissions generated by telecommunications and information technology in 2007 (in MtCO2e) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267371/co2-emissions-generated-by-information-technology-2007/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Breakdown of CO2 emissions generated by telecommunications and information technology in 2007 (in MtCO2e) [Graph], Greenpeace, March 31, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267371/co2-emissions-generated-by-information-technology-2007/
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