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How Our Favorite Websites Are Contributing to Climate Change
If the internet were a country, it'd be the 7th most polluting. In the past 10 years alone, websites have grown 320% heavier.
We studied the hidden cost of the internet's top 250 websites, comparing their carbon footprint & their yearly environmental impact.
You can find the results here: https://keyprint.backspace.eco.
Our analysis shows that 40% of these websites generate...
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Ricardo Gonçalves
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Hey Product Hunt,
The average website emits 2,112 kg CO₂ a year ¹.
We were as gobsmacked as you to learn this. This is the equivalent of driving from Portugal to South Korea. Somehow, after more than 20 years of using the internet and 15 years of building it, it just had never occurred to us. Out of sight, out of mind.
🤔 The problem
At this point, no one is unaware of climate change; and...
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We're already feeling the effects of climate change and I felt powerless about what I could do. So I compiled small changes anyone can make in their lives that can contribute to a big impact on our planet.
Small BIG Changes
Small changes that can have a big impact on our planet.
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Hey everyone! It's hard to be indifferent to global warming and, initially, I felt powerless. Different news outlets and websites report on small bits of it and it's hard to see the full picture. All the information flying around made me feel overwhelmed, confused and didn't help me make sense of it all.
Turns out, a few (small) changes to our lives can have a significant impact to reduce our...
Small BIG Changes
Small changes that can have a big impact on our planet.
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