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In practice it doesn't though. Greater efficiency just leads to higher usage, if you look into it. Total emissions go up, this is why we can't just technology o
by developer93 3y ago
In practice it doesn't though. Greater efficiency just leads to higher usage, if you look into it. Total emissions go up, this is why we can't just technology our way out of this thing. We need to actually reduce total emissions not just per unit.
- rightbyte 3y agoI guess the fundamental problem is that there is money in showing webpages for the sake of it, due to ads. It is like litter. Paper ads are somewhat limited due to consumer complaining about having their mailboxes filled with them and someone has to go there and put it in and can't avoid a homeowner guarding the mailbox if they would force the issue. Using e.g. uBlock Origin might be the most impact for no effort environmentally friendly thing you could possibly do.
- mighmi 3y agoThis is called Jevon's paradox.
- Brybry 3y agoUS residential electricity usage per capita has been relatively flat for a decade or two[1] so I think efficiency increases can offset higher usage. In regards to Netflix I suspect there's a streaming bandwidth plateau we will hit (if we have not already): there are only so many hours per day people can watch content, population growth isn't that strong (and can't increase forever), and video resolution then becomes the driver of increased data use (and that probably can't increase forever either). [1] https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49036 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49036
- usr1106 3y agoIn the US pollution per capita is one of the highest on the planet. So flat electricity consumption is not really sufficient to save the planet. A significant reduction would be needed.