carbon budget
Budget: £750m cash injection for UK tech
News Announcing the Strategic Investment Fund, Darling said that communications, low carbon and advanced manufacturing technologies were "as important to the British economy as the financial services sector". [22 Apr 2009]
"It's about removing barriers which hold business back"
News To succeed in this hi-tech, low-carbon economy of the future, to drive growth and to secure more high-value jobs in the UK, we need to act," said Lord Mandelson. Nesta's Attacking the Recession report urged the... [21 Apr 2009]
Is five per cent of your IT budget the green piece?
News The report also found that some UK organisations are making major efforts to reduce their carbon emissions. Two out of three of the companies surveyed by Deloitte - large enterprises with revenues of $500m plus - said... [04 Mar 2009]
Netbooks and recession-busting tech headline at CeBit
News CeBit will once again highlight green technology, a favourite topic at major technology events, as IT overtakes aviation in terms of its carbon footprint. Regulars such as German software giant SAP and Deutsche Telekom,... [02 Mar 2009]
Green IT - how CIOs can help
Comment A is for AbroadB is for BladesC is for Carbon footprintD is for Data centresE is for Energy sourcesF is for FreecycleG is for GovernmentH is for HomeworkingI is for Ice capsJ is for Jobs (Steve) K is for KilowattsL is... [04 Sep 2008]
College classrooms go high-tech
Case Study A is for AbroadB is for BladesC is for Carbon footprintD is for Data centresE is for Energy sourcesF is for FreecycleG is for GovernmentH is for HomeworkingI is for Ice capsJ is for Jobs (Steve) K is for KilowattsL is... [02 Jul 2008]
Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities
Comment One new issue high among CIO priorities this year is green IT and the need to reduce the power consumption and carbon footprint of IT operations, while web 2.0, software as a service and service-oriented architecture... [18 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... MS vs open source, wi-fi risks, being green...
Comment The carbon budget is coming. Carbon footprints What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding... [18 Oct 2007]
The carbon budget is coming...
News Every UK business must carbon budget when the Climate Change Bill comes before parliament over the next year. It has been proposed that each carbon budget period should... [12 Oct 2007]
Green IT - do companies really care?
News While two-thirds said their organisation has a board-level executive responsible for energy and the environment, only 45 per cent of businesses have a programme in place to reduce their carbon footprint. [27 Sep 2007]
Power-hungry IT industry is "unsustainable"
News Instead, Gartner warns the IT industry must look beyond power to broader issues such as limiting carbon and greenhouse gas emissions, using materials from renewable resources, recycling materials and reusing heat from... [07 Nov 2006]
Power-hungry data centres prey on CIOs' minds
News These companies monitor the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases they emit. David Douglas, Sun's vice president of eco-responsibility, said: "There are people out there running out of power in their data... [11 Oct 2006]
Lazy staff driving up electricity bills
News The result of this neglect is spiralling electricity use for the businesses concerned and additional carbon dioxide emissions across the UK equivalent to the output of 120,000 4x4 cars. Electricity is the dirtiest fuel... [09 Oct 2006]
Give us a greener Budget, Chancellor told
News Among those calling for change is Sun Microsystems, which is insisting the Budget must include tougher measures to tackle carbon dioxide emissions and power consumption, which are major contributing... [21 Mar 2006]