KEY INITIATIVE 2 Environmental consequences Addressing the environmental consequences of digital technology Using the resources of leading academic research, we want to expose the tremendous environmental impact of our increasing use of digital technology. From data centre construction to mineral mining, planned obsolescence to the concept of ‘the cloud’, we are examining the environmental impact of our digital tech ecosystems to acquire and disseminate an informed, independent assessment of the planetary consequences of the tech industry’s continued rate of expansion. The cost of convenience Does digital technology do what’s best for society and what’s best for the planet? Your browser does not support the video tag. READ MORE View latest Press Releases Released today: Still Life with Bones by Alexa Hagerty Academic Publications Latest issue of Journal of Environmental Media out now Press Releases Minderoo Centre join international AI4Trust team to tackle online misinformation Press Releases Fighting chronic online harassment: Gina Neff and Rumman Chowdhury write for WIRED KEY INITIATIVES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING Interrogating the power relationships between digital technologies, society and our planet ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES Protecting the environment WORK Asserting democratic control over tech monopolies TRUST Reclaiming the internet for civil society THE TEAM Situated within CRASSH (University of Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences), we are bringing together the brightest minds in academic research to make much-needed change to our relationship with digital technologies. Meet our team. Meet the team