Spam is something we’ve all learnt to live with after giving up all attempts to beat it into submission over the years. Just before you dismiss it as nothing more than an irritant in your mailbox with some others categorizing it as a chore to remove spam from their numerous inboxes, along comes news that spam does more than waste your time – it also churns out 17 million tons of CO2 each year (and growing), since around 62 trillion spam emails are sent around the world each year, translating to the stated amount of emissions according to research by climate consultants ICF International and anti-virus firm McAfee. In a year, an average business user will generate 131kg of CO2, where 22% of that is related to spam.
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