The life cycle of ICT hardware has a significant impact on the environment and the scarcity of raw materials. Resource extraction and processing are responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions and 90% of biodiversity loss. Scaling up the circular economy is key to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, while decoupling economic growth from resource use and keeping resource use within planetary boundaries. Optimizing the lifetime of ICT hardware is necessary to be able to achieve the circular and environmental goals.
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