Category: Environmental Impact & Sustainability

Online learning has fundamentally transformed education, bringing knowledge to millions of students worldwide through digital platforms. However, this digital revolution comes with an environmental cost that many educators and institutions are just beginning to understand. Behind every video lecture, online assignment, and virtual classroom lies a complex network of server farms consuming enormous amounts of…

Picture a typical Monday morning at a large university. Thousands of cars stream into sprawling parking lots as students and faculty commute from across the metropolitan area. Meanwhile, massive buildings hum with energy-intensive heating and cooling systems, maintaining comfortable temperatures in lecture halls that could house hundreds of people. Cafeterias prepare meals for thousands, libraries…