The ICT (information and communication) are used to connect people and perform, from home or the office, tasks that would have required transport and pollution. Nevertheless, they represent a significant and growing power consumption and they also lead to emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The author, who has participated in several works on the subject, such as rapporteur of the group Detic (eco-friendly development and ICT) is here the results of the work of the administration on the impact of ICT. In a game more personal, he questioned the induced effects of green growth.
by Jean CUEUGNIET