Review of facts, data and proposals for a greener internet

The issue of Internet energy consumption and its contribution to global warming has been gaining importance lately. In this paper we present a compilation of facts and data extracted from scattered Internet sources and provide an overview of the basic ideas and most relevant methods suggested to reduce consumption.

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