Seriously? Is this why you're disappointed with our community? Are you even an adult person?
If you're so worried about the environment, you should start by quitting programming yourself, dude.
Producing a single new laptop generates approximately 331 kg of CO2 emissions, while desktops create up to 948 kg of CO2. The manufacturing process accounts for 75%-85% of this impact, consuming 1,200 kg of water and 239 kg of fossil fuels. Globally, electronics contribute significantly to 62 million tonnes of annual e-waste. The software industry, part of the broader ICT sector, is responsible for approximately 2% to 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, a figure comparable to the entire aviation industry. These emissions stem from both the energy consumed during software operation and the "embodied carbon" from manufacturing hardware.
Key Environmental Impacts of Laptops, PCs, and Software Development:
Carbon Footprint: Manufacturing a new laptop produces over 300kg of CO2
Resource Intensity: Creating one computer requires 1.5 tons of water, 48 pounds of chemicals, and 530 pounds of fossil fuels.
E-Waste Generation: Small IT equipment (laptops, phones) generates 11 billion pounds of global e-waste annually.
Toxicity: Improperly discarded computers leak toxic heavy metals, including mercury, lead, and chromium, into the environment.
Manufacturing vs. Use: For battery-powered devices like laptops, 80% of total emissions occur during production, not during usage.
Industry Impact: The ICT sector is responsible for roughly 3.7% to 3.9% of global greenhouse gas emissions, a figure comparable to the entire aviation industry.
Growth Projection: Emissions from this sector are expected to rise significantly, potentially reaching 14% of global emissions by 2040.
Development Impact: Creating a single, light software feature can produce about 60 kg of CO2, while a "heavy-duty" feature can generate 300 kg or more.
Key Drivers: Major contributors include data center energy consumption, network infrastructure, and the energy used by developers' machines.
The rapid replacement cycle (typically 3 years) is driving these figures, with e-waste expected to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030. Only 17.4% to 22.3% of global e-waste is formally recycled, with the rest ending up in landfills, often polluting soil and groundwater in developing countries.
Ryan's reasoning makes much more sense than yours. We should repeat politically correct slogans less like a parrot and use a little more common sense and human reasoning.