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There's no point in preserving cultural heritage for the next generation if that generation doesn't have the conditions to live on this planet," says Mikko Tiainen, Development Manager at CSC, who leads carbon footprint modeling for the Digital Preservation Services. How calculating the carbon footprint works CSC's model combines data on emissions from the raw materials used in IT device manufacturing, the energy consumed during their production, and the emissions generated during data center operations. These factors come up in global discussions." Tools for the international community CSC is part of the international Digital Preservation Coalition, which will publish a guide on calculating the carbon footprint of digital preservation at the end of 2025. In addition, CSC's Digital Preservation Services' experts will host a workshop at the iPRES 2025 conference in November to give hands-on training for digital preservation experts from other countries on how to calculate the emissions of their storage infrastructure."