Setting the Course for a Green Internet

摘要

In his perspective "toward a green Internet" (29 March, p. 1533), D. Reforgiato Recupero reflects (partially) some of the ideas and even the wording of the ECONET project's Description of Work (DoW) (1), first published on 6 September 2010. However, the general philosophy of the ECONET Consortium is much broader than described in the Perspective, and we agree with the critical comment (2) that interest in reducing the impact of the Internet on the environment is not a recent development.