THE ECONOMIC COST OF THE DIGITAL CARBON FOOTPRINT: EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
デジタルカーボンフットプリントの経済的コスト：デジタル経済の環境持続可能性の評価 (AI 翻訳)
Nurmatov Samandar
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日本語
本論文は、データセンター、ネットワーク、消費者デバイス、ブロックチェーン、AIなどのデジタルインフラから生じる温室効果ガス排出の経済的コストを評価する。エネルギー消費データと社会的炭素コスト推定を用いてICTセクターの排出を価格化し、市場の失敗を分析。真の経済的負担は現在の市場価格を大幅に上回り、規制的枠組みと投資インセンティブの重要性を指摘する。
English
This paper evaluates the economic cost of the digital carbon footprint, including emissions from data centers, networks, devices, blockchain, and AI. Using energy data and social cost of carbon estimates, it finds that the true economic burden of digital emissions—including externalities and transition costs—substantially exceeds current market prices, arguing for coherent regulation and targeted investment incentives.
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In the global GX context
This paper provides a comprehensive framework for valuing the carbon cost of the digital economy, relevant for global discussions on Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions from ICT infrastructure and policy instruments like carbon pricing.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides sector-specific cost estimates for digital emissions, contributing to environmental economics literature on ICT externalities.
🏢実務担当者:Companies can use the framework to assess and internalize carbon costs of their digital operations and supply chains.
🏛政策担当者:Regulators can consider policy instruments such as carbon pricing or efficiency standards for digital infrastructure.
📄 Abstract（原文）
The rapid expansion of digital infrastructure has fundamentally reshaped the global economy, yet its environmental consequences remain insufficiently priced and incompletely understood. This scientific article investigates the economic cost of the digital carbon footprint, examining the greenhouse gas emissions generated by data centers, network infrastructure, consumer devices, blockchain operations, and artificial intelligence workloads. Drawing on energy consumption data, social cost of carbon estimates, and regional regulatory frameworks, we develop a structured economic valuation of ICT-sector emissions and analyze the conditions under which markets fail to internalize these costs. We find that the true economic burden of digital emissions — accounting for externalities, stranded asset risks, and transition costs — substantially exceeds current market prices. Additionally, it also further evaluates the cost-effectiveness of emerging policy instruments and argues that a credible green digital transition requires both regulatory coherence and targeted investment incentives. Our analysis contributes to the broader literature on environmental economics by providing sector-specific cost estimates and a comparative policy assessment applicable to both developed and emerging digital economies.
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