term paper: ICT is the major culprit of environmental degradation.

Abstract

ICT is the major culprit of environmental degradation. New research into the potential impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on environmental sustainability has concluded that they could have a positive or a negative effect, depending on the design of supporting policies. Indeed present-day experiences have proven that to a large
extent, ICT has been responsible for most of the environmental degradation problems our world is facing today.

ICT is the major culprit of environmental degradation. For example, a study has shown that the contribution of ICTs to the management of waste is also divided into two sections: the generation of waste electrical equipment, and the management and recycling of municipal solid waste. Under the first section, the paper warns that between now and 2020 'ICTs would add significantly to non-recycled municipal solid waste if no measures are found to limit the growth of ICT waste. Also, the ICT industry was responsible for 2% of global carbon contributions caused by human activity. That was a staggering 870 Megatons of CO2 contribution to emissions. This is inline with contributions from the aviation industry, and all for the click and tap of digital convenience that make day-to-day tasks all the more accessible and easy.

Along with their substantial CO2 contributions, the ICT industry leaves a tragic trail of waste from production to disposal. Its use of raw materials, impacting on the environment through mining and extraction methods, the use of water in productions and the discharge of polluted effluent from its sites. Not to mention the electric consumption associated with the production of its products. ICT is the major culprit of environmental degradation. 

In conclusion, therefore, the paper argues that: 'If ICTs are to enable a decrease in absolute energy consumption, policy must be designed so that it promotes the environmentally positive impacts of ICTs, whilst inhibiting the negative ones.' Finally, in recognition of the large uncertainty that exists in many of the areas covered in the analysis, the report's authors call for more research in order to gain a fuller understanding of the role of ICTs in meeting environmental policy goals. 

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