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Environmental Impact of Computing

Reviewing the lifecycle of hardware, from rare earth mineral mining to e-waste management and energy consumption.

Key Questions

  1. 1What is the true environmental cost of our constant demand for the latest smartphone?
  2. 2How can software optimization contribute to reducing the energy consumption of global networks?
  3. 3What are the trade-offs of offshoring e-waste recycling to developing nations?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Computing - Ethical, Legal and Cultural ImpactsGCSE: Computing - Environmental Impact
Year: Year 11
Subject: Computing
Unit: Impacts of Digital Technology
Period: Impacts of Computing

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