| Sourced From Times Online Technology News UK|
Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new research.
While millions of people tap into Google without considering the environment, a typical search generates about 7g of CO2 Boiling a kettle generates about 15g.
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This isn’t something that most people really think about, myself included. It’s so easy to do a search, it just doesn’t seem like it can take that much energy.