2021/10/26 by Ayodhya Wathuge, Wathuge, Ayodhya, Darshana Sedera +1
Engineering · Social Sciences · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Green IT and Sustainability #Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis #Impact of Technology on Adolescents
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2111.04453
openalex publication_date 2021/10/26 · openalex created_date 2022/07/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The record-breaking increase of internet usage in 2020 with the spread of the\nCOVID-19 pandemic has made us think about the alarming consequences of it in\nthe aspect of climate change. As countries go into lockdown the use of the\ninternet to perform tasks remotely has increased in record numbers. As per the\ntrend and at times addictive nature of its usage, it is unlikely that the usage\nof the internet will decrease in the future reducing its current contribution\nto climate change. Considering the sustainability perspective, this study\ninvestigates whether the pervasive nature of internet usage could be reduced by\nsimply inducing awareness. A population-based survey experiment comprising of\n326 respondents was employed to investigate if awareness alone could reduce\nindividual internet usage.\n