According to a study conducted by ICF International and commissioned by McAfee, the average business email user generates 131 kg of CO2 every year simply by dealing with email. 22% is related to spam, which translates to the extra use of 3.3 gallons of gasoline every year, ICF found. The report states that the average spam message generates 0.3 grams of CO2 emissions.

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  • According to a study conducted by ICF International and commissioned by McAfee, the average business email user generates 131 kg of CO2 every year simply by dealing with email. 22% is related to spam, which translates to the extra use of 3.3 gallons of gasoline every year, ICF found. The report states that the average spam message generates 0.3 grams of CO2 emissions. However, spam email accounts for just over one-third of the total emissions related to business and personal email globally because about 80 percent of all email messages are spam messages.
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  • According to a study conducted by ICF International and commissioned by McAfee, the average business email user generates 131 kg of CO2 every year simply by dealing with email. 22% is related to spam, which translates to the extra use of 3.3 gallons of gasoline every year, ICF found. The report states that the average spam message generates 0.3 grams of CO2 emissions.
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  • Carbon footprint of spam e-mail
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