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Green Cloud & Circular Tech: The Future of Sustainable Computing
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Every photo you upload, every AI query you run, every email you send leaves an invisible trail—the carbon footprint of our digital world. In this episode of techaily.ai, we uncover the hidden environmental cost of cloud computing and explore how green cloud technology and the circular economy are reshaping the future of tech.
You’ll learn:
- How data centers already use ~2% of global electricity—and why demand may double by 2030
- The rise of green cloud practices: energy-efficient data centers, virtualization, liquid cooling, and carbon-aware computing
- Why embodied emissions from server manufacturing matter as much as electricity use
- How the circular economy shifts cloud from “owning hardware” to “accessing services”
- Real-world examples: Google, Microsoft, AWS, and brands like Apple, Unilever, and Walmart leading the change
- The ESG and business advantages of sustainable cloud adoption
- Key challenges: costs, expertise gaps, AI’s soaring energy demands, and the rebound effect
This is more than efficiency—it’s a fundamental reimagining of how cloud services are designed and consumed. The question is: can our sustainability efforts keep pace with our ever-growing digital appetite?
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