Data Will Use One-Fifth of Global Electricity By 2025
(WorldNews Africa)

Experts warn that the communications industry is on track to consume 20% of the world`s electricity by 2025, casting a shadow on the attempts to meet climate change targets and the straining electricity grids that are being used by billions of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and more, according to The Guardian. The industry has repeatedly said it could reduce carbon emissions by reducing waste and increasing efficiency, but a new paper that will be released by US researchers later this month says that the forecast for information and communications technology still stands to use up to 3.5% of global emissions by 2020 and up to 14% by 2040. The latest advancements which has created the...