Foundations · Step 1
The bigger picture.
Five short lessons that cover the fundamentals every Green IT Ambassador should know — regardless of whether you'll later specialise in private or professional devices. Take them in order; each builds on the previous.
5 lessons
~30 minutes total. Read at your own pace, knowledge checks throughout.
Foundation lessons
Lesson 1
Planned Obsolescence
Why so much hardware fails so quickly. The Phoebus cartel, three flavours of obsolescence, and the French law that made it criminal.
Start lesson 1
Lesson 2
Moore's Law and the Slowdown
The performance gain that justified short replacement cycles — and why that justification has run out.
Start lesson 2
Lesson 3
The Carbon Footprint of a Device
Where the emissions actually come from: manufacturing, use, end of life. Why keeping a device longer matters.
Start lesson 3
Lesson 4
The 4 R's Framework
Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Recycle — the order matters. The hierarchy that guides every Green IT decision.
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Lesson 5
Choose Your Path
What you've learned so far, and how to decide between the Private and Professional specialisations.
Finish foundations