Technology has negatively impacted the environment in several ways: (1) Increased travel has led to higher air pollution levels compared to past eras where destinations took longer to reach; (2) Excess power consumption to run modern devices is largely generated through fossil fuels, whereas past societies used electricity more sparingly; (3) Rapid replacement of outdated technology generates large amounts of toxic electronic waste.

1. The effecT of
Technology on
environmenT
Digital presentation done by
Anastasia Gueorguieva Acaro
Patricia Garcia del Cid del Pozo

2. 1. Increase in Travel
● People travel a lot, and also unnecessarily
sometimes. This affect the air with the pollution.

3. 1.Increase of Travel
● In the past, the pollution was meager, but the
destination took more longer.

4. 1. Increase in Travel
● Now, in the present the destination is faster, but
it gets more pollution.

5. 2. Excess power consumption
● In the present we need the electricity to almost
everything (work, houses, education …)

6. 2. Excess power consumption
● This electric energy is generate by use of fossil
or nuclear fuels.

7. 2. Excess power consumption
● Decades ago the people used the electricity in
the night or didn´t use it .

8. 3. We generate more waste
● We contribute a large amount of toxic waste in
the name of technological up-gradiation

9. 3. We generate more waste
● The need for evolution, we replace the old
technology and create new technology.

10. 3. We generate more waste
● To make this technology, we use a highly toxic
metals, like mercury.

11. 4. Excess use of gadgets
● Now we can see many people on the roads, …,
busy on their mobiles or tablets.

12. 4. Excess use of gadgets
● The person use the mobile, because some
apps are addictive.

13. 4. Excess use of gadgets
● This need te WiFi or other wireless connectivity,
also this affect the birds with the wifi enabled
areas.

14. 5. Excess Deforestation
● Because of, the large citys, road, the
cultivation, … Exits the deforestation.

15. 5. Excess of deforestation
● Because of the deforestation, many plants and
animals are in dangerous or don´t exist.