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Westminster computing put on size-zero diet
News As a result, the public sector has "stopped eating pies and put ourselves on a diet" when it comes to carbon, according to the government's green IT champion, Chris Chant. Trevor Hutchings, head of the low... [13 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News For example, in July 2008, the UK government informed 10,000 businesses that they could be affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment - a climate change and energy-saving scheme that will take effect in... [29 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News And in the midst of a recession, with cost cutting a priority, it's easy to let slide worthy targets such as becoming carbon neutral - especially if the choice is between a project to shrink the carbon... [22 Oct 2009]
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News Greener tech could also have a significant impact on industry as a whole: according to a report by environmental organisation The Climate Group, ICT-enabled improvements in other sectors could cut some 15 per cent of... [13 Oct 2009]
More of a whimper than a bang: Whitehall's green tech drive
News In a speech to a government green IT conference on Tuesday, Cabinet Office minister Angela Smith said IT is "one of the hidden causes of climate change", with worldwide IT responsible for the same level of... [16 Sep 2009]
Best Practices in Carbon Footprint Modeling: Going Beyond Inventories and Calculations
White Paper In a 2008 McKinsey Quarterly article, "Business Strategies for Climate Change," the authors explain: ".the winners will be companies that reposition themselves to seize the opportunities of a low-carbon... [16 Sep 2009]
Committed to the Climate Change Debate?: In the Turmoil of a Global Financial Crisis, Does Society Still Have the Will - And Does It Still Make Sense - To Keep Steering Towards a Low-Carbon Future?
White Paper In an effort to improve service delivery to constituents most e-government initiatives & the 1990s focused on making services accessible online. But online access only addresses the front end of service delivery. [30 Aug 2009]
Easing the Space, Power, and Cooling Crunch With Green Internet Datacenter Re-Design
White Paper Indeed, even the growing evidence of global climate change has not spurred many governmental or business organizations to take dramatic steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by reducing energy... [31 Jul 2009]
Is tech a chocolate teapot when it comes to green cities?
News CEO of resource management software company Hara, Amit Chatterjee, said that the focus now should be on changes that can be made without major technology shifts, giving solar and other low-carbon technologies a chance to... [23 Jul 2009]
Microsoft mega datacentre heads to Dublin
News The facility makes extensive use of outside air economisation to cool the facility year-round, resulting in greater power efficiency with a resultant reduction in carbon footprint," he wrote. Josefsberg said the building... [02 Jul 2009]
ALM Software Solutions for Green IT
White Paper There must be a concerted effort to further reduce damaging carbon emissions throughout the enterprise. Green" initiatives are being driven not only by the obvious threats to the environment and climate,... [01 Jul 2009]
Climate Change: Is Your Business Ready?
White Paper And how should leaders prepare for the emerging low-carbon economy? Environmental issues, including climate change, are at the forefront of today's issues for consumers and politicians, and for all those... [02 Jun 2009]
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]
Green IT Survey: Executive Summary
White Paper Growing numbers of U.S.governments are implementing policies and technologies to reduce their carbon footprint while balancing pressures to drive operational efficiencies. Conference of Mayors reports that now more than... [01 Apr 2009]
Carbon-Friendly Infrastructure: A Discussion Paper on Green ICT Strategies
White Paper But thanks to the mounting evidence of man-made climate change, the impact that individuals and businesses have on the environment has become the most pressing issue of this decade - and potentially for many more to come. [23 Mar 2009]
