Energy used per year for transfer, work up and filter spam twists for energy need of 2,4 millions houses. It is one from reason study of company McAfee, which in this research documents spam is charge not only for ICT infrastructure and safety risk, if goes about data, but even direct thread for environment.

Spam very contributes to emissions of greenhouse gas. Climatologist of company ICF and experts on spam has come in study called “Carbon Footprint of Spam” to end that on transport, work up and filter spam is exhausted per year on the World 33 billion kWh of energy together. It equals to electric energy expended by 2,4 millions houses and emissions of greenhouse gases from 3,1 million cars, which expended 7 billion liter of gasoline. “In situation, when the World confronts to increased problems of climatic changes this study accents spam has got great economy, personal and environment effect on companies and even single person,” said Jeff Green, senior vice president of company McAfee liable to product research and labs Aver Labs. “Stop spam direct by its source and invest into technologies of filter spam type state-of-the-art spares time, money and because of decreased carbon emission brings advantage even our planet.