How your selfie addiction is contributing to climate change

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SELFIE-obsessed Brits are driving climate change by pumping millions of tonnes of carbon into the air via their photo storage. The average Brit takes almost 900 photos a year, with dozens of duplic…

SELFIE-obsessed Brits are driving climate change by pumping millions of tonnes of carbon into the air via their photo storage.Selfies rack up the same carbon emissions of 112,000 return flights from London to Perth - 355,000 tonnes

In total, they rack up the same carbon emissions of 112,000 return flights from London to Perth - 355,000 tonnes. Other dirty data habits include having multiple mobile phones, holding onto old messages and mindlessly texting and watching Netflix at the same time. The research, from the Institute of Engineering and Technology reveals just one in four Brits delete additional pics they snap on their phones.Deleting duplicates, unscribuning from emails, turning video off on soom and cleaning out cloud storage can all help slash emissions, they add.

Chris Cartwright, Chair of the Digital Panel at the IET said: “In our ever more connected lives, the data we now rely so much on also comes with a hidden carbon cost.

 

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