The role of design in reducing technology’s carbon footprint

How to improve your online eco-credentials.

Jack Donovan
UX Collective
Published in
6 min readJun 26, 2021

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A network of computer servers or mining rigs brightly lit in blue, green and pink signifying the vast energy required to keep our digital systems constantly powered.
Server farms like this require constant power. Credit: WIRED, Photograph: Google

The Covid-19 pandemic has driven a swift global transition towards remote working. Reliant on our devices for jobs, social interaction and entertainment, digital consumption has drastically increased, one study estimating by up to 75%.

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