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We already know that fast fashion and disposable plastics are bad - that they are easy to use but destroys our environment and creates too much carbon emission in its lifecycle - and the same logic applies to our digital data. We need to acknowledge that the widely available digital services are in fact bad for the environment, say the messenger or the chat everybody around you uses, or the cloud that just comes with your device by default. As a matter of fact the IT service industry [grew as big as the aviation industry in terms of carbon emission](https://time.com/46777/your-data-is-dirty-the-carbon-price-of-cloud-computing/) and now it takes about 2% of total global carbon emissions. So it is really about time we start to act responsibly for our digital choices. We already know that fast fashion and disposable plastics are bad - that they are easy to use but destroys our environment and creates too much carbon emission in its lifecycle - and the same logic applies to our digital data. We need to acknowledge that the widely available digital services are in fact bad for the environment, say the messenger or the chat everybody around you uses, or the cloud that just comes with your device by default. As a matter of fact the IT service industry [grew as big as the aviation industry in terms of carbon emission](https://time.com/46777/your-data-is-dirty-the-carbon-price-of-cloud-computing/) and now it takes about 2% of total global carbon emissions. So it is really about time we start to act responsibly for our digital choices.
The first step for reducing your digital carbon footprint is finding out where your data physically is to know what kind of energy the infrastructure uses. If the information is hidden, you need to request your provider to disclose it. Where are they keeping their servers, and what is the energy source they are using? Are they [running servers with coal, oil or other fossil fuels?](https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/09/23/informations-environmental-cost/clean-it-means-clean-energy-suppliers-too) Or is your digital service run by nuclear power? The first step for reducing your digital carbon footprint is finding out where your data physically is to know what kind of energy the infrastructure uses. If the information is hidden, you need to request your provider to disclose it. Where are they keeping their servers, and what is the energy source they are using? Are they [running servers with coal, oil or other fossil fuels?](https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/09/23/informations-environmental-cost/clean-it-means-clean-energy-suppliers-too) Or is your digital service run by nuclear power?
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## Zero Carbon VS. Carbon Offset ## Zero Carbon VS. Carbon Offset
When you pay attention to the energy sources of your digital services, you see that some of the service providers claim they are *green* because they do carbon offset. Then we need to ask, can carbon offset be an answer for keeping the temperature down? When you pay attention to the energy sources of your digital services, you see that some of the service providers claim they are *green* because they do carbon offset. Then we need to ask, can carbon offset be an answer for keeping the temperature down?