In support of the strike against the pension reform, and in agreement with the speakers, the January 31 session of the Digital Environmental Policies seminar, hosting Thomas Beauvisage (Sense, Orange Labs) and Jean-Samuel Beuscart (SES Department, Télécom Paris, i3), for a presentation entitled “Measuring the environmental footprint of the digital economy: issues and controversies” is postponed to Thursday, March 9, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

The seminar “Digital environmental policies” will welcome

Thomas Beauvisage (Sense, Orange Labs)

and Jean-Samuel Beuscart (Département SES, Télécom Paris, i3)

Measuring the environmental footprint of digital technology:

issues and controversies

Abstract: The measurement of the environmental footprint of digital technology is currently the subject of controversy over the relevant metrics and the estimates that are being produced. This exploratory investigation uses social science tools to analyze how these metrics are made, discussed, and debated. Three social spaces are studied: the academic world, think-tanks and public institutions, and the press. The study highlights the significant circulation of metrics, figures and methods between these three worlds, and the divergences they maintain in their relationship to uncertainty.

Date: March 9, 2023, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The seminar will be held by videoconference. Participation is upon registration only.

Learn more about the seminar’s objectives and program

Contact: Clément Marquet

Photo source: Jean-Samuel Beuscart, Télécom Paris ; Thomas Beauvisage, Sense, Orange Labs