Life Cycle Assessment of Network Traffic: A Review of Challenges and Possible Solutions

The climate impacts of data traffic have historically been the least studied part of the information and communication technology sector, and there is currently no consensus on how to correctly assess it. Results show that eight key challenges exist.

Author:
Tova Billstein, Anna Björklund, Tomas Rydberg
Type:
Article in journal
Year:
2021
Keywords:
Life cycle assessment; LCA; network traffic; data traffic; data transmission; challenges; environmental impact; ICT; electricity intensity

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