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4%
4% -- digital sector share of ghg emissions for digital technology sector (2026)
Digital technology is currently responsible for about 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to a study by ADEME.
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4%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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ADEME
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ADEME (French Agency for Ecological Transition) study
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digital technology sector: 4% digital sector share of ghg emissions. Source: ADEME (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/digital-sector-ghg-emissions-share
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/digital-sector-ghg-emissions-share" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>4%</strong> -- digital sector share of ghg emissions for digital technology sector<br><small>Source: ADEME (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/digital-sector-ghg-emissions-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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