Emails do not produce CO2 emissions...

Updated on 09.19.2025

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Life and earth sciences

True or false ?

True or false? Emails do not produce emissions. False! 

Emails use energy because sending and storing them requires IT servers that run 24/7. 

And anything that uses produces CO2 emissions.

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