Digitalization and energy consumption. Does ICT reduce energy demand?

This article investigates the effect of digitalization on energy consumption. Using an analytical model, we investigate four effects: (1) direct effects from the production, usage and disposal of information and communication technologies (ICT), (2) energy efficiency increases from digitalization, (...

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Published in:Ecological economics 2020-10, Vol.176, p.106760, Article 106760
Main Authors: Lange, Steffen, Pohl, Johanna, Santarius, Tilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
capital
communications technology
Decoupling
Digitalization
ecological economics
economic development
Economic growth
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
exergy
ICT
information
labor
lead
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