FRENCH

Pour une écologie numérique

Book information

Publisher
Les Petits Matins
Year
2019
ISBN
978-2-36383-261-0
Language
french
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2542925 bytes)
Edition
Veblen Institute for Economic Reforms
Pages
128\128
Topic
Biology Ecology
Time added
2019-10-11 09:38:21

Description

Are the energy transition and the digital transition allies of ennemies? The former seems obvious. Isn’t dematerialization reducing the raw material and energy use? Can’t we, thanks to "smart" tools, better regulate our heating or electricity consumption? Didn’t the cloud make paper disappear? This would mean forgetting the massive and energy-intensive infrastructure on which new technologies rely: networks, data centres, use of rare metals, rapid obsolescence, etc., not to mention all those consumer "needs" created by the digital transformation: connected sneakers or fridges, self-service scooters, etc. So, in the face of the climate emergency, what can we do? Go back? By detailing the advantages and pitfalls of many paths (smart cities, connected cars, digital fields, 4.0 industries...), Eric Vidalenc invites us to question the use of new technologies in our societies for a more just, sober, autonomous and better world.

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