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RSS climate in newsClimate change fight 'must have supercomputers'
News Scientists need much more supercomputing power to help them understand changes to the world's climate, according to the Met Office. Research carried out by the Met Office formed the backbone of the scientific effort that went into the Stern review... [31 Oct 2006]
Climate change: Businesses must act now
News The need for immediate action on climate change has been stressed by some of the world's leading experts at a London summit today which coincided with the unveiling of a draft climate change bill by the government. [13 Mar 2007]
Climate change is costing us money, says BT
News BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen has become the latest technology company head to call for government action to tackle climate change, claiming that it is already costing his company money. Speaking to the Observer last week, Verwaayen said that... [15 Jun 2005]
Chip and bin to combat climate change?
News Changes to the draft Climate Change Bill published this week reveal the government is keen to promote incentives for waste minimisation as part of its greater commitment to reducing greenhouse gases - in order to meet its target of reducing the UK... [31 Oct 2007]
UK blueprint on how tech can beat climate change
News He warned that the UK government has many underground data centres that are directly at risk from climate-change-related flooding. The government is to lead the way in Green IT by launching a national strategy to cut computer-related carbon emissions. [08 May 2008]
Tech industry must step up to climate challenge
News Pamlin explained: "Climate change is not an environmental issue, it's a social issue. HP started working with the WWF back in 2006, with the aims of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions around the world, educating on best practice and providing... [08 Nov 2007]
'Sentinels' to help fight climate battle?
News A European project to monitor the continent's climate from space could provide a boost in the fight against climate change. The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security project (GMES) will eventually consist of five satellites - or 'sentinels... [12 Nov 2007]
Ricoh branching out for climate change
News Chas Moloney, associate director of marketing at Ricoh, said dealing with climate change is now at the top of Ricoh's corporate and social responsibility agenda. Office equipment giant Ricoh has announced plans to help customers reduce their carbon... [30 Jan 2007]
SAP: Next-gen RFID will battle climate change
News A new generation of RFID products could play a significant role in battling climate change, according to SAP CEO Henning Kagermann. He told silicon.com: "We have a big debate about climate change these days and big demand for energy efficiency. [20 Jul 2007]
Data centres fuelling climate change?
News The intensive power requirements needed to run and cool data centres now account for almost a quarter of global CO2 emissions from information and communications technology, according to analyst Gartner. [12 Oct 2007]
Techies - clueless on climate change?
News Nine out of ten UK IT departments do not know what their carbon footprint is and 56 per cent do not even see their energy bills, research reveals. And only 15 per cent of CIOs said they are planning to calculate their carbon footprint, with a... [04 Dec 2007]
US Department of Energy buys Cray supercomputer
News The US Department of Energy has bought the latest Cray supercomputer to research climate change and new energy sources. Energy scientists at the US National Energy Research Scientific Computing Centre (NERSC) will use it to investigate global... [16 Sep 1999]
The carbon budget is coming...
News Every UK business must carbon budget when the Climate Change Bill comes before parliament over the next year. The Climate Change Bill has already been drafted by Whitehall and will create legislation that aims to reduce UK carbon dioxide emissions... [12 Oct 2007]
Queen's speech highlights 'green IT'
News The government is set to introduce legislation to reduce the impact of climate change, the Queen said in her speech to parliament today. My government will publish a bill on climate change as part of its policy to protect the environment... [15 Nov 2006]
E-exchanges continue to trade pollution allowances
News The world conference on climate change in the Hague last week saw the breakdown of talks aiming to give force to the Kyoto Protocol, drafted in 1997 by 170 countries across the world to establish limits to global warming. [28 Nov 2000]
