Environmental Destruction
One of the most major environmental consequences of rapidly advancing technology is resource depletion at the top as the production of electronic devices relies on many different minerals and metals, which are finite resources.
The extraction processes can also lead to habitat destruction, soil degradation, and water pollution.
Energy Consumption
The second consequence: The energy required to power data centers, manufacturing facilities, and electronic devices contributes to increased carbon missions.
Hazardous Waste
Electronic waste like old phones or any electrical device are thrown away. This leads to a significant increase in electronics which is a serious environmental hazard. Many electronic devices contain hazardous substances such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. Which when improperly disposed of these materials can be absorbed into soil and groundwater, contaminating ecosystems and threaten life.
There's Something In The Air
Air pollution, the future lies in technology, so we must produce more of it resulting in more manufacturing for electronic devices that involve the release of harmful pollutants into the atmosphere.
Global Warming!
Trends
- 53.6 million tons of electronic waste are generated every year and only 20% of it is
recycled properly. - Fun Fact: 20 emails a day is equivalent to driving 100 kilometers (62 miles) in a car.
- Large data centers require A LOT of water as their technology can overheat due to
electricity consumption. Chat GPT itself can use up 126,000 liters of water every year. - Global technological materials are expected to increase in demand by 300% next
decade, who knows what it’ll be like in 50 years.
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