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Metaverse Sustainability: Driving energy efficiency and GHG emissions reduction
- Abstract
- This Technical Report explores the environmental impact of using metaverse applications and related devices. It offers guidance on how to make ICT devices and applications that support the operation of the metaverse more energy-efficient and sustainable. The goal is to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the document examines the current and potential ways by which the metaverse fosters the green and low-carbon development of different economic sectors and industries. The Technical Report recognizes the rapid development of digitalization, which has enabled and contributed to the growth of many sectors. The increasing use of the metaverse is deemed an additional tool empowering industries and impacting society and the economy. The document recognizes that among the horizontal priorities that need to be mainstreamed in metaverse development and usage is the environmental sustainability dimension, along with accessibility and inclusion. This document addresses the environmental sustainability of the metaverse and related technologies for a smooth and energy-efficient development of the metaverse. To realize the full benefits of technological innovation, including metaverse usage, rapid technological development should be anchored in the ongoing efforts towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including environmental impact mitigation
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