Can the Internet help slow global environmental decline?

Authors

  • Gregory C. Unruh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v6i11.897

Abstract

This article addresses three fundamental ways in which the Internet could help in the move towards a more environmentally sustainable world. The Internet can improve our capability to understand the science of environmental degradation and communicate that knowledge to public and private decision makers. It can also improve environmental policy by increasing international equity and participation in the policy development processes. Finally, it can help decrease resource waste and associated pollution by improving the efficiency economic activity. The exploitation of these fundamental opportunities is not predestined however, and will require an ongoing elaboration of the Internet's role in global environmental sustainability.

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Published

2001-11-05

How to Cite

Unruh, G. C. (2001). Can the Internet help slow global environmental decline?. First Monday, 6(11). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v6i11.897