{"id":13811,"date":"2019-08-30T08:45:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T07:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitedbaristas.com\/?p=13811"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:21:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:21:15","slug":"united-baristas-has-offset-the-carbon-emissions-from-the-use-of-its-services-by-planting-trees-in-the-coffee-producing-counties-of-kenya-and-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedbaristas.com\/news\/united-baristas-has-offset-the-carbon-emissions-from-the-use-of-its-services-by-planting-trees-in-the-coffee-producing-counties-of-kenya-and-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"United Baristas has offset the carbon emissions from the use of its services by planting trees in the coffee producing counties of Kenya and Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With increasing environmental pressures, and a fast-growing user base, United Baristas has offset the carbon emissions from the use of its services. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Internet usage is now a leading contributor to global warming, accounting for more than two percent of global carbon emissions (Nature, 2018) \u2013 a higher level than the aviation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital services such as websites and apps are run on servers, which require significant amounts of energy for their fast computation, as well as vast cooling infrastructure to manage the heat produced from their operation. Electricity is also required to transmit data from servers to our computers, phones and tablets, and electricity is also required to run these devices. A study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n