As we celebrate Earth Day 2024, the world seems to be on fire. Literally, some regions are battling extreme wildfires, while others are drowning in massive floods. Sea levels are rising, temperatures are rising, and ice is melting. In all of this, it’s worth pausing to consider the internet’s relationship to climate change. On the one hand, the internet is a huge force for good, helping to reduce the greenhouse gases we can individually produce and connecting people around the world working on climate solutions. On the other hand, the internet, by its very nature, requires electricity to operate, and the devices we all use require the extraction of minerals and generate vast amounts of e-waste. And in the face of climate change, the internet infrastructure needs our help to keep running. (Dan York, more at internetsociety.org)