Wilmington,United States - August 23, 2022 /PressCable/ —
Though the entire world is striving to reduce emissions and fossil fuel consumption, many of the largest CO2 emitting industries remain unchanged. Green Geeks has launched a new report that examines how much pollution is created by data centers, and how they can be made more environmentally friendly.
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The new report estimates that today’s data centers generate 2% of the world’s CO2 emissions, approximately the same as the global airline industry. It explains that part of the problem stems from rapid growth, with the number of operating data centers multiplying by 16 times in only 7 years.
While the report explains that simply eliminating data centers altogether would destroy the internet, there are methods for making them environmentally friendly, such as powering them with renewable energy. Green Geeks already has a program in place that includes several techniques, including the use of renewable energy and planting trees.
The report suggests that while it is not always workable to run a data center directly off renewable energy, because of reliability and location issues, it is possible to use Renewable Energy Credits (REC) to offset the emissions. Green Geeks’ current policy is to purchase RECs for three times more energy than they use, for every one of their data centers.
With this strategy, the RECs can offset the emissions of Green Geeks hosting, as well as two other companies of similar size. The report also explains that offsetting emissions is not necessarily enough to combat the environmental effects of global internet use, so the company also has a partnership with One Tree Planted, an organization that helps with reforestation around the world.
Using their eco-friendly platform, the report shows how Green Geeks has provided the same reliable and affordable web hosting services as other major companies while offsetting both their own emissions and others. The company has data centers in Chicago, Phoenix, Toronto, Montreal, and Amsterdam, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee, and each data center provides 3 times more renewable energy to the grid than it consumes.
A spokesperson for Green Geeks said, “The Internet is a huge polluter of the environment. Start hosting your website on the leading eco-friendly web hosting provider and make a positive impact on the environment.”
More details about data center energy consumption and eco-friendly web hosting can be found at https://webhostgreen.com
Contact Info:
Name: Paige Hunter
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Organization: Green Geeks
Address: 3411 Silverside Rd. Tatnall Building #104, Wilmington, DE 19810, United States
Phone: +1-908-791-5485
Website: https://webhostgreen.com/
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Release ID: 89080632
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