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Impact of ICT on Environment

October 2021
DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1020622/v1
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Sakineh Sojoodi
Samaneh Mahdavi
University of Tabriz

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Abstract

The impact of information and communications technologies (ICT) on the environment is a

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complex highly-debated subject. Indeed, ICT can have both positive and negative impacts
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on the environment. While ICT tools and devices can be used to improve energy efficiency,
which results in reduced CO 2 emissions and environmental degradation, the 25+ million
manufacturing and use of ICT devices can become a major source of emission. Also, many
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ICT devices contain non-renewable and non-recyclable components that can cause
significant environmental damage. Therefore, one may question that whether ICT improves 160+ million
environmental quality in countries with different income levels? To answer this question, publication
this study investigated the environmental impacts of ICT in three groups of high, middle, pages
and low-income countries from 2005 to 2019 using the Generalized Method of Moments 2.3+ billion Join for free
(GMM). The ICT Development Index (IDI) was used as the measure of ICT development. citations
Empirical results showed that the use of ICT led to reduced total CO 2 emissions, CO 2
emissions from solid fuel consumption, CO 2 emissions damage, particulate emissions
damage, and energy consumption in the studied countries. Therefore, ICT was found to
have a generally negative (favorable) impact on environmental degradation in these
countries. Considering this effect of ICT on environmental degradation and pollution,
governments are recommended to pursue their energy consumption and emission
objectives by promoting the use of ICT in the environmental sector and the implementation
of green ICT projects.

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Information and Communications Technologies, ICT, IDI, CO2, energy consumption, Generalized Method of Moments, GMM

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... Economic development is a significant source for both the production and consumption of hardware and software.
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of this field of activity, ignoring the long-term consequences [24] . Tanzania's benefits attract ICT manufacturers,
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