Have you ever wondered when scrolling down the Google search results why you feel like you're paying a price even though it's free? Well, probably because it's not. The real cost of your Google searches is "Digital Pollution".

Did you know that every Google search produces around 7g of CO2? This is a small amount. Then why is this worrying? Because Google processes 3.5 billion search queries every day. Multiply seven by three billion and it's not much, is it?

Let's look at these fast facts: i) the carbon footprint of email is approximately 0.3g - 50g; ii) an average of 294 billion emails are sent per day; iii) from 1995 to 2015, the average weight of websites increased by 115; iv) a 30-minute show leads to the emission of 1.6 kg CO2 eq.; v) online streaming leads to emissions of 30 million tons of CO2 eq. a country similar in size to Spain; vi) the Internet consumes 7 to 10 % of global electricity; vii) one year of computer work is equivalent to the energy consumed by 80 low-energy light bulbs; (INiac on tbsnews.net)