Romandie.com: Surfing the Internet and planting trees
Surfing on the Romandie.com internet portal in French-speaking Switzerland is CO2-neutral. Between 8,000 and 12,000 trees are planted every year to offset CO2 emissions.
On the Internet portal for French-speaking Switzerland Romandie.com surfing is CO2-neutral. Estia, a spin-off company of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), was commissioned to estimate the total energy consumption and global environmental impact caused by the use of the news portal.
According to the impact study, between 8,000 and 12,000 trees must now be planted each year to offset CO2 emissions. This is achieved by Romandie.com supporting a project run by the organization Aquaverde, which plants deforested areas in the Amazon rainforest. On Romandie.com/gotogreen shows how many trees have already been planted.
The study also estimated the total CO2 emissions of all French-speaking Swiss caused by the internet. Around 8,250 tons per year - to compensate for this, around 700,000 trees would have to be planted each year.
Romandie.com has been in existence since 1997 and, according to Net Audit WEMF, is now the market leader in French-speaking Switzerland with over three million visits per month. The portal belongs to the company Virtual Network.
According to the impact study, between 8,000 and 12,000 trees must now be planted each year to offset CO2 emissions. This is achieved by Romandie.com supporting a project run by the organization Aquaverde, which plants deforested areas in the Amazon rainforest. On Romandie.com/gotogreen shows how many trees have already been planted.
The study also estimated the total CO2 emissions of all French-speaking Swiss caused by the internet. Around 8,250 tons per year - to compensate for this, around 700,000 trees would have to be planted each year.
Romandie.com has been in existence since 1997 and, according to Net Audit WEMF, is now the market leader in French-speaking Switzerland with over three million visits per month. The portal belongs to the company Virtual Network.
