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1. The Sustainability Gap for Computing: Quo Vadis?

Author

Eeckhout, Lieven

Subjects
*COMPUTERS & the environment, *ECOLOGICAL impact, *EQUATIONS, *SUSTAINABILITY, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, *GREENHOUSE gases, *POPULATION & the environment, PARIS Agreement (2016)
Abstract

The article discusses research focusing on reducing the carbon footprint of computer systems within a socio-economic context, with particular emphasis given to the reformulation of the IPAT equation. The IPAT acronym stands for Impact, Population, Affluence, Technology. The impact of population and affluence growth on the sustainability gap and the Paris Climate Agreement are also discussed.

Published
2025
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2. China and climate change.

Author

Schrock, John Richard, PhD

Subjects
Population & the environment, Population of China, Greenhouse gases
Abstract

The major factor in the global production of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and in general environmental degradation is the massive growth in the world human population, and China is home to a substantial portion of that population. From 400 million people before World War II, China’s population had grown to over 1.4 billion by 2023. Following the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the new government focused on rebuilding the nation and growing the population. In the face of Mao Zedong’s philosophy of controlling and shaping the environment to serve a new generation, it was difficult at first for population scientists to convince the government that there was a need to constrain growth.

Published
2025

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