The digital pixie dust clean-up

When we speak of the virtual world and storing things in ‘the cloud’, we seldom stop to realize that our digital climate impact is not virtual at all Many people see digitalisation as this magical pixie dust that Tinker Bell sprinkles on old industries to make them all environmentally friendly. Stop printing newspapers and get your news online and suddenly your environmental footprint is down to zero, right? Wrong. In this episode of the Monster Under the Bed podcast we learn: ·        What is the climate impact of the digital sector? ·        What is Jevon’s paradox? ·        What is the digital sector doing to clean up its act? ·        That even when digital services use renewable energy, it might be using up renewable energy that otherwise might be used by more critical sources. So we should hold off on all those cat videos ·        How can you personally curtail the CO2 emissions of our own use of technology? My guests on this episode are the European Investment Bank’s head of division for digital infrastructure Harald Gruber and risk manager Shirley Rizk. They are but two of the many experts at the EU bank who are helping me challenge various rumours, myths, and misconceptions that we are trying to overturn on this series of podcasts. Each episode features one ‘monster under the bed’ something that we are scared of, or mistakenly believe to be true. Check out our episodes on urbanisation, healthcare, education and much more. Look up Monster Under the Bed on your phone’s podcast app, and click ‘Subscribe’ or ‘Follow’. This way you can sleep soundly without worrying about missing any episodes – and during the night Tinker Bell will sprinkle a new episodes into your phone for you! Also, please rate and review us, and give us feedback – I’m @AllarTankler on Twitter.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The Monster Under the Bed podcast takes fears and myths that are common in our society and busts them wide open. From how hospitals operate on you to where you choose to live, each episode fights one imaginary monster under the bed and wins the battle for a more rational way of doing things that’s better for our economy and better for our society. We’ll show you how to keep safe from cybercrime, why you should live in the city and stop dreaming about country life, and we’ll help you to stop worrying about your kid’s education, as well as other episodes on issues like healthcare and digitalisation.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.