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Tag: gerry mcgovern
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Long-Term Thinking Needed: Experience Design Survey Results
Our new metrics must be much more holistic. They need to measure the impact of our decisions on the Earth’s ecosystems over time.
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Bicycle Thinking: Finding a Balance Between Technology and Life
The technology we keep we must judge by a bicycle’s standards. Does it deliver environmental efficiency? Is using it kinder to the earth than not using it?
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More Than 1,000 Substances Go Into One Smartphone
We don’t need faster speeds to save the climate. We need slower speeds. Move slowly and repair things.
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The Invisible, Immaterial Internet Is Not What It Seems
The internet has a big environmental impact, but its impact is hidden in so many ways.
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CO2 Caused by Developing a Software Feature
We must make digital visible. The cloud is on the ground, yet we live in an increasingly immaterial and invisible digital world.
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Choose the Least CO2-Emitting Form of Digital Communication
Remember: just because it’s the heaviest option doesn't mean it’s the most effective way to communicate. Text is often far superior to images, audio or video.
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Frugal Data: Heavy Data Is a Heavy Polluter
We need a new culture when it comes to data. One that is conscious that one less byte is one less unit of energy, one less piece of stress on a physical device.
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Designing Sustainable Websites
We must become maintainers, optimizers, nurturers, reviewers, editors, removers, deleters.
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Humans Are the Solution, Technology Is the Problem
We need less AI and more thinking. More sociology, less technology.
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People's Perception of Waste Has Changed
"The new generation is really aware of the physical environment but not so aware of digital waste and its impact on the environment," said Anneli Ohvril.
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Let's Talk About Digital Hygiene
"We dramatically have to change our habits and our attitudes towards consumption," says Anneli Ohvril, founder and CEO of Let's Do It World.
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The Environmental Cost of iPhone Updates
iPhone updates are responsible for almost 5 billion gigabytes (GB) of data being transferred every year.
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Making Visible the CO2 in iPhone Updates
The method you use to transfer data has a big impact on the energy requirements and thus on pollution.
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Principles for Designing Sustainable, Environmentally Friendly Websites
When it comes to web design, the best thing you can do for the environment is nothing.
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