What you can do
Digital decarbonisation for net-zero by 2050 requires co-action at the policy, organisational and societal levels. Together we can reduce global emissions through sustainable digital practices.
There are lots of things you can do as individuals, organisations or policymakers to have a positive impact on tackling the problem of data carbon footprint.
Policymakers
As a policymaker, you can champion awareness and education.
Helping to shape policy discussion across the globe, we are actively engaging with national government departments, corporate leaders, and global policy bodies to help raise the awareness of the need for digital decarbonisation and to educate different stakeholders about the sustainability implications of technological advancements like AI.
Organisations
Create a data carbon change in your organisation.
Our latest publications outline how poor data practices increase your digital carbon footprint. Through re-thinking your data, information and knowledge strategies, you can both optimise digital data and cut your carbon emissions.
Individuals
As individuals, you can let them know that you know.
Raise awareness with your government, councils, businesses and organisations that you interact with. And let them know that you know. And think about your behaviour. You have a digital carbon footprint. IBM reports one person creates 1.7mb of data a second. That’s 10 full DVDs in a working day.
Talk to us
Make a positive change in your organisation and tackle your data carbon footprint by getting in contact with the team.
Join our Open Research Lab
Our Digital Decarbonisation Open Research Lab brings together students, researchers, professionals and citizen scientists from around the world to explore new ideas, tackle emerging challenges and develop innovative solutions to reduce the environmental impact of digital technologies.
Whether you want to contribute to existing research, propose a new research direction or participate in citizen science, the Lab offers opportunities to help advance our understanding and practice of Digital Decarbonisation.
Participation is voluntary and unpaid, with opportunities to contribute remotely.