We were shocked to learn that Dezeen has been ranked last in a survey of websites' carbon emissions. We are determined to improve, says founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs.

We have a guilty secret. While Dezeen has long championed sustainable architecture and design, we've recently become aware that our own carbon footprint is pretty bad.
The internet is far from green: loading pages, watching videos, participating in Zoom calls and sending emails all require plenty of energy. In addition, the devices we use to access the web create pollution.
But with all the recent focus on environmental villains including flying and concrete, the internet has got off lightly, even though communications technology is on course to be a bigger carbon producer than any country apart from India, China and the USA by 2025. At Dezeen, we have gradually become aware of the carbon cost of running a popular website.
For example, a single regular email produces four grammes of CO2e ? carbon dioxide equivalent, which is the standard way of measuring carbon footprints.
We have gradually become aware of the carbon cost of running a popular website
If the email contains images that need to be loaded, the figure will be much higher. If, as we do, you send newsletters to tens of thousands of readers every day, that quickly adds up to a frightening amount.
We've been trying to reduce our carbon footprint by switching to renewable energy at our office, sourcing office supplies from sustainable supp...