Comments on: The ABC’s (digital) futures http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/05/05/the-abcs-digital-futures/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:09:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Marks http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/05/05/the-abcs-digital-futures/#comment-463749 Marks Mon, 05 May 2008 11:18:12 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/05/05/the-abcs-digital-futures/#comment-463749 The ABC would have a fairly significant carbon footprint. The transmitters round the nation and the other hardware to get transmissions out are significant - plenty of megawatts there. So ABC will need to be spending up big on reducing its carbon footprint. Or reducing transmission time. So even if the Govt gives it more $$ it will need to be spending lots of that to meet those 60% reduction target by 2050. About 4% by the end of the Government's term. Oh well, the technical wonks will love it of course. The ABC would have a fairly significant carbon footprint. The transmitters round the nation and the other hardware to get transmissions out are significant - plenty of megawatts there.

So ABC will need to be spending up big on reducing its carbon footprint. Or reducing transmission time.

So even if the Govt gives it more $$ it will need to be spending lots of that to meet those 60% reduction target by 2050. About 4% by the end of the Government’s term.

Oh well, the technical wonks will love it of course.

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