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preservation, there are several schools of thought. Some see digital technology as an opportunity to reduce our carbon footprint . As the Rexecode Institute shows , the rise of digital technology can be favorable to growth and the reduction of France's carbon footprint. Digital technology would then be a tool to respond to climate challenges thanks to three levers. First, it would make it possible to substitute physical uses that emit carbon with less expensive digital uses.


This is the case, for example, of business travel, for which the amazon database pandemic has demonstrated the possibility of digital substitution. Second, digital technology and innovation in general would make it possible to improve the energy efficiency of products already in use . By seeking to develop a metaverse and virtual worlds that are more respectful of the environment, we could decarbonize certain tools. Finally, the rise of green digital technology would facilitate a transition towards decarbonization of energy by creating transition bridges. This is the case, for example, of the Ethereum blockchain Merge.


However, it is certain that the all-technological approach advocated by technosolutionists has its limits: technology cannot be the only solution . Above all, environmental progress must not serve technological progress as a whim. It is certain that progress as a solution helps the camp of those who want to act for the environment, but also those who only want to delay taking stricter measures, for the benefit of profit and economic issues. The development of technology as a solution, and the urgency given to the search for these solutions can also make us forget the side effects of these technologies .