carbon emissions in comment and analysis
'Green' technology can't save us from ourselves
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 for LandfillM is for MercuryN... [28 Apr 2008]
IT must be called to account over emissions
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 for LandfillM is for MercuryN... [07 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... green carrots, cloud nine chats, open source ponderings …
Comment So, from the sinking ship of the carbon footprint to flying high and still being able to chat, readers let rip on the week's tech happenings. The problem is that 'techies' are sufficiently educated to realise that all this 'carbon footprint... [27 Mar 2008]
Q&A: Pen Hadow, explorer
Comment The focus of the survey is on a region whose change in response to global warming is greater than anywhere else on earth and is accelerating and therefore offers us the most powerful indicator of what is likely to happen - or is happening and what... [21 Jan 2008]
Virtualisation cuts carbon and servers
Comment Nevertheless, the saving in kilowatt hours gives companies a useful starting point for a conversation with its energy provider over carbon emissions - and that's something that will be of interest to anyone concerned with corporate social... [21 Dec 2007]
The greening of IT: Do it yourself
Comment Electricity-hogging data centres may attract the environmentalists' ire but the humble office has a lot to answer for in terms of carbon emissions, says Futurity Media's Stewart Baines. About 50 per cent of IT's carbon footprint is generated by the... [02 Nov 2007]
The greening of IT: Why less is more
Comment There is also a danger that green IT simply equates to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in order to slow climate change. As a whole, IT's output of carbon dioxide will increase despite the improved energy efficiency of individual hardware. [13 Aug 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: There's no workplace like home
Comment A study out this week from Oxford University shows that flexible working and working from home (WFH for the uninitiated) is one way to help cut carbon emissions. Anyone who has the privilege of working from home will not only testify to their... [17 May 2007]
Leader: Save the world - stay at home
Leader Flexible working will also allow employees to dodge rush hours when they do have to drive - meaning fewer traffic jams and reduced carbon emissions. And, of course, web and phone conferencing can avoid the necessity to travel to meetings - and even... [04 May 2007]
Leader: Why green is good for your career
Leader Research from analyst house Gartner has found the world's IT industry churns out as much carbon dioxide as the aviation industry - with technology accounting for two per cent of the world's CO2 emissions. [30 Apr 2007]
The killer app for M2M
Comment Today 81 per cent of the FTSE 100 report on their carbon emissions. For businesses, the system would scale to allow a company-wide measure of carbon emissions and would be an invaluable tool in meeting corporate social responsibility targets. [22 Feb 2007]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Drop those bad habits
Comment Energy costs might not be the direct responsibility of the IT department but with oil prices soaring, and governments obliging companies to cut down on carbon emissions, energy cost-saving is becoming a key corporate focus. [13 Jun 2006]
Devil's Advocate: Regulating the environment
Comment In the US, the response to power failures in and around New York seems to be a loosening of already weak regulation on carbon emissions. With the US already producing more carbon dioxide than the whole of Europe, this is hardly a recipe for holding... [09 Sep 2003]
Model Management: Eco-business warriors
Comment It is estimated that half the earth's forests are gone, water use has tripled over the past 50 years, carbon dioxide emissions have more than quadrupled over the same period and on average nine tonnes of raw materials are used to make one tonne of... [23 Jan 2001]
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