Opening Keynote
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An opening keynote at DevFest du Bout du Monde 2020 linking digital technology and the environment, using the provocative line “We could have saved the bees, but we preferred to release a new iPhone.” Sébastien Brault discusses tensions between tech industry priorities and ecological concerns, examining how digital choices and product cycles impact environmental outcomes.
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- 0:00Who am I?
- 1:32The purpose of the report
- 2:20Final energy consumption of digital technology worldwide
- 3:14Total energy consumption of digital technology worldwide
- 4:51Greenhouse gas emissions linked to digital technology
- 7:12Distribution of digital energy consumption
- 10:26CO2 emissions by component
- 12:00Smartphone sales
- 12:32Growth drivers
- 13:35Global data
- 13:57Data traffic
- 16:18Digital isn’t clean
- 19:07Doing more and consuming more
- 19:49Extending equipment lifespan
- 20:30Greenhouse gases
- 24:39Risks
- 26:34The map
- 28:27Agricultural yields
- 29:41Glaciers
- 30:10Oceans
- 31:58The war economy
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