Data use and storage is growing exponentially, and with current statistics showing that only half of the world's population is connected to the Internet, it is estimated that by 2040, storing digital data is set to create 14 percent of the world's emissions. This amount is equivalent to the same proportion emitted by the USA today β 5,130 million metric tons of carbon β and has significant consequential impacts for climate change (Climate Home News, 2017; Springer Link, 2020).