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Zoom, Other Video Conferencing Services May Have This Downside, Study Says Zoom, Other Video Conferencing Services May Have This Downside, Study Says
Zoom, Other Video Conferencing Services May Have This Downside, Study Says Zoom and other video conference services may not be as much of an environmentally-friendly alternative to in-person meetings as many people assumed, according to a new study. But there’s a simple trick to make video conferencing even greener - turn off your camera. Despite a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020, a pandemic-driven shift to remote work and more at-home entertainment still presents a “significant environmental impact” due to how internet data is stored and transferred around the world, according to a study by Purdue University, Yale University, and the Massachus…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Burning Energy: Video Conferencing's Pollution Problem - And How To Clean It Up Burning Energy: Video Conferencing's Pollution Problem - And How To Clean It Up
Burning Energy: Video Conferencing's Pollution Problem - And How To Clean It Up Zoom and other video conference calls may not be as much of an environmentally-friendly alternative to in-person meetings as many people assumed, according to a new study. But there’s a simple trick to make video conferencing even greener - turn off your camera. Despite a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020, a pandemic-driven shift to remote work and more at-home entertainment still presents a “significant environmental impact” due to how internet data is stored and transferred around the world, according to a study by Purdue University, Yale University, and the Massachusett…

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by Kristin Palpini