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	===Scope===		===Scope===
	For now, let's try to estimate this ratio for ''server'' computers, because it'd probably be...		For now, let's try to estimate this ratio for ''server'' computers{{x\|and this could also include small-scale personally-owned crypto mining systems}}, because it'd probably be...
	* more predictable: Servers are load-balanced, whereas desktop computers tend to sit idle most of the time.		* more predictable: Servers are load-balanced, whereas desktop computers tend to sit idle most of the time.
	* more important: Servers are the most likely to scale up whenever there's growth in crypto or A.I.		* more important: Servers are the most likely to scale up whenever there's growth in crypto or A.I.

	For desktop computers and mobile phones, their life-cycle energy is ''still important'' for assessing the environmental impact of [[planned obsolescence]] and [[code bloat]].		For desktop computers and mobile phones, their life-cycle energy is ''still important'' for assessing the environmental impact of [[planned obsolescence]] and [[code bloat]].

Elie: Created page with "This is a page about life cycle assessment of computers. ==Ratio needed== We need to compare :''a'': the ''total'' life-cycle energy of a computer: production{{x|manufacturing + assembly + [if recycling is ''not'' counted in "end-of-life", then include the production of most of the raw materials involved]}} + usage + end-of-life{{x|preferably, estimate how much energy it would take to properly ''recycle'' the computer}} with :''b'': just the energy the comput..."

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Created page with "This is a page about life cycle assessment of computers. ==Ratio needed== We need to compare :''a'': the ''total'' life-cycle energy of a computer: production{{x|manufacturing + assembly + [if recycling is ''not'' counted in "end-of-life", then include the production of most of the raw materials involved]}} + usage + end-of-life{{x|preferably, estimate how much energy it would take to properly ''recycle'' the computer}} with :''b'': just the energy the comput..."

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This is a page about [[life cycle assessment]] of computers.

==Ratio needed==
We need to compare
:''a'': the ''total'' life-cycle energy of a computer:   production{{x|manufacturing + assembly + [if recycling is ''not'' counted in "end-of-life", then include the production of most of the raw materials involved]}} + usage + end-of-life{{x|preferably, estimate how much energy it would take to properly ''recycle'' the computer}}
with
:''b'': just the energy the computer is expected to ''consume'' during its lifespan of ''usage''.

<small>The ratio would be "''a/b''" with the definitions above.</small>

===What this is needed for===
* You know when news articles talk about how much [[energy]] is used in A.I., cloud computing, cryptocurrency, etc.: This only includes the energy ''consumed'' by the computers/servers. It doesn't factor in any of the energy it takes to ''manufacture'' the computers in the first place. A simple solution would be to multiply by the ratio described above.
* The ratio would also help computer server owners decide{{x|if we want the best decision with regards to reducing carbon emissions}}whether or not to upgrade older computers to newer more energy-efficient ones.

===Scope===
For now, let's try to estimate this ratio for ''server'' computers, because it'd probably be...
* more predictable: Servers are load-balanced, whereas desktop computers tend to sit idle most of the time.
* more important: Servers are the most likely to scale up whenever there's growth in crypto or A.I.

For desktop computers and mobile phones, their life-cycle energy is ''still important'' for assessing the environmental impact of [[planned obsolescence]] and [[code bloat]].