Digitalization and sustainability: a call for a digital green deal

Autor: Santarius, Tilman, Dencik, Lina, Diez, T., Ferreboeuf, Hugues, Jankowski, Patricia, Hankey, Stephanie, Hilbeck, Angelika, Hilty, Lorenz M., Höjer, Mattias, Kleine, Dorothea, Lange, Steffen, Pohl, Johanna, Reisch, Lucia A., Ryghaug, Marianne, Schwanen, Tim, Staab, Philipp
Přispěvatelé: Reisch, Lucia [0000-0002-5731-4209], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Rok vydání: 2023
Předmět:
Zdroj: Environmental Science & Policy, 147
ISSN: 1462-9011
1873-6416
Popis: The relation between digitalization and environmental sustainability is ambiguous. There is potential of various digital technologies to slow down the transgression of planetary boundaries. Yet resource and energy demand for digital hardware production and use of data-intensive applications is of substantial size. The world over, there is no comprehensive regulation that addresses opportunities and risks of digital technology for sustainability. In this perspective article, we call for a Digital Green Deal that includes strong, cross-sectoral green digitalization policies on all levels of governance. We argue that a Digital Green Deal should first and foremost aim at greater policy coherence: Current digital policy initiatives should include measures that service environmental goals, and environmental policies must address risks and advance opportunities of digital technologies to spur sustainability transformations.
Environmental Science & Policy, 147
ISSN:1462-9011
ISSN:1873-6416
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz: