Sustainable Web Design

It’s easy to think that sustainability is only a concern in the material world.

Here’s an interesting perspective.

Sustainable Web Design

Sustainable Web Design

by James Christie Published in Application Development, State of the Web ∙

A growing number of industries are trying to reduce or at least curtail carbon footprints and energy use. Emissions standards have been set for the automotive, construction, and even telecommunications industries. Yet the internet’s carbon footprint is growing out of control: a whopping 830 million tons of CO2 annually, which is bigger than that of the entire aviation industry. That amount is set to double by 2020.

It is time for web designers to join the cause.

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