Gartner says the IT industry, along with consumer PCs and mobile devices, matches the aviation industry in carbon dioxide emissionsThe global IT industry accounts for two per cent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions - the same amount the world's aviation industry churns out, according to analyst house Gartner.
The estimate is based on the amount of energy PCs, servers, cooling, fixed and mobile phone systems, LANs, office telecommunications and printers all use within the world's offices.
The estimate also includes all commercial and governmental IT and telecommunications infrastructures worldwide - but no consumer electronics other than mobiles and PCs.
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