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Can innovation save the world or is it hastening its decline? Even though the 5G cellular network is twenty times greener than its predecessor – do we really need ultra-HD which requires ten times more data than HD quality, namely 7,000 megabytes versus 700 megabytes per hour, for a difference that is difficult to perceive with the naked eye? Can the Metaverse be meta-green? The Metaverse, or the advent of a permanent immersive real-time 3D Internet, raises the question of the impact of digital technology more than ever.


Two reports from the Shift Project and the Green IT collective iceland cell phone number list estimate that in 2019, 4% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with growth of almost 6% per year. At this level of impact, deleting our emails and cutting off our WiFi no longer seems sufficient in the face of the challenges, in this case a 5% reduction in emissions per year by 2050.


Especially if we add to the emissions (which constitute 11% of the digital footprint in France) the impact on abiotic resources (52% of the digital footprint in France). On the other hand, substitution, digital twins, and immersive experiences in the Metaverse could bring sustainability benefits.