[codyb]

Are those numbers accurate? Am I literally releasing _two tons_ of CO2 into the atmosphere per year just by programming?

I mean, I'm certain I'm not hitting 500W just on my MBP, but with the TV, and Switch, and the rest.

2 tons? That's staggering. Would it really weight 4000 lbs??

That's absolutely a mind blowing moment for me and I'm probably going to spend some time in the near future figuring out how much carbon my relatively low footprint (no commute, bike lots, public transportation the rest, etc) lifestyle is producing.

I think I've got some old electricity bills, and of course it must depend on your power source.

Just wild to think about how many _tons_ of CO2 are now floating around because of just my lonesome if a computer can produce multiple tons a year.

[firebaze]

Still, atmospheric CO² is the food for plant life. We're overdoing the output of CO² by ~3 orders of magnitude, granted, but I'd guess 500W on top of basic needs should be in the ballpark of sustainability for a living entity on top of the food chain.