Plain and simple, yes. Your device (mobile phone, laptop) and the servers used to process your tweet all require energy. That energy is quantifiable. [1]
Quick Fact
Data centers worldwide emit 4.868 tons/C02e every second, enough to fill a 10,000 sq. ft. mansion. [A][B]
A. Mike Berners-Lee. How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything
. Greystone Books. 2011.
B. Jonathan Koomey “Growth in Data Center Electricity Usage 2005 to 2010” Analytic Press, August 1, 2011, accessed October 23, 2013
. Greystone Books. 2011.B. Jonathan Koomey “Growth in Data Center Electricity Usage 2005 to 2010” Analytic Press, August 1, 2011, accessed October 23, 2013
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1. Dave Bellona. Weighing the Cloud. ISSUU, 2012.
