The CO2 impact of digital heritage storage and use: Using the Delpher platform as a case study

The storage and use of digital heritage objects produce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Cultural heritage organizations can take several measures into consideration in order to diminish these CO2 emissions. However, how much CO2 do storage and use produce and what measures could have (the most) effect? In 2021 we examined the CO2 impact and possible measures on the basis of a case study: the Delpher platform, hosted by the KB, The National Library. We have focused our investigation, conducted by Phi Factory, on the impact of servers, infrastructure, cloud storage and use.

You will find the link to the report down below this article under 'Bijlagen' (Attachments).