Lesson 2Understanding digital sobriety
- Notion 7 - What does digital sobriety mean?
- Notion 8 - Blue and green economies
- Notion 9 - How can a digital sobriety concept be introduced in companies?
- Notion 10 - How to reduce your carbon footprint as a user by improving your working habits
- Notion 11 - What devices can we give preference to?
- Notion 12 - The main challenges to digital sobriety
- Notion 13 - Key facts about digital pollution and benefits for your business!
- Notion 14 - What are the benefits of digital sobriety for customers?
- Notion 15 - Review of the notion
Notion 11
What devices can we give preference to?
Target skills
According to Green IT, 60 to 80% of the digital industry's environmental footprint is connected to equipment, especially if we include the impact associated with the electricity they consume. To change this trend, a sustainable digital industry requires the integration of new, more ethical practices.
But which devices are the most sustainable?
A normal office computer will pull less power than a high-performing computer.
We have a second option: Laptops, have a smaller power supply, so that they can be more portable: This usually results in less use of energy than a computer. Laptops are often more energy-efficient than desktops for one simple reason: they can run for a long time off battery power.
However, talking about sustainability, the real winners for sure are tablets. Even smaller than laptops, their power supplies aren’t that powerful at all, which means their energy use is contained.