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Digitalization and Sustainability: A Call for a Digital Green Deal
Tech Univ Berlin, Dept Social Transformat & Sustainable Digitalizat, Berlin, Germany.;Einstein Ctr Digital Future, Berlin, Germany.;Tech Univ Berlin, Marchstr 23, D-10587 Berlin, Germany..
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2023 (English)In: Environmental Science and Policy, ISSN 1462-9011, E-ISSN 1873-6416, Vol. 147, p. 11-14Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The relation between digitalization and environmental sustainability is ambiguous. There is potential of various digital technologies to slow down the transgression of planetary boundaries. Yet resource and energy demand for digital hardware production and use of data-intensive applications is of substantial size. The world over, there is no comprehensive regulation that addresses opportunities and risks of digital technology for sustainability. In this perspective article, we call for a Digital Green Deal that includes strong, cross-sectoral green digitalization policies on all levels of governance. We argue that a Digital Green Deal should first and foremost aim at greater policy coherence: Current digital policy initiatives should include measures that service environmental goals, and environmental policies must address risks and advance opportunities of digital technologies to spur sustainability transformations.

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Elsevier BV , 2023. Vol. 147, p. 11-14
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Digitalization, ICT for Sustainability, Internet governance, Technology policy, Sustainability policy making
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Environmental Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-331241DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.04.020ISI: 001011643600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85160596905OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-331241DiVA, id: diva2:1781072
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Available from: 2023-07-07 Created: 2023-07-07 Last updated: 2023-07-07Bibliographically approved

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