title: The C02 Emissions of Storage and use of Digital Objects and Data. Exploring Climate Actions.
creators: Lotte Wijsman Arie Groen Tamara van Zwol Robert Gillesse
abstract: The storage and use of digital heritage objects produce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Cultural heritage organizations can take several measures into consideration in order to diminish these CO2 emissions. However, how much CO2 do storage and use produce and what measures could have (the most) effect? We examined the CO2 impact and possible measures on the basis of a case study. We have focused our investigation on the impact of servers, infrastructure, cloud storage and use. But the story does not end there. We look ahead, beyond the case study and beyond boundaries, introducing a research agenda within the Dutch Digital Heritage Network (DDHN).
keywords: distributed digital preservation sustainability inclusion