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NHS faces challenge to cut carbon emissions
News The draft strategy, which challenges the health service to cut carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2050, says greater use of IT could increase the health service's environmental impact, under a heading of "increased energy intensity of healthcare...
[May 30, 2008, 8:10]
EU says ICT is key to cutting carbon emissions
Blog The Commission will encourage the ICT industry to demonstrate leadership in reducing its own CO2 emissions and by identifying and creating solutions that will benefit the whole economy. ICT can enable, across the economy, greener behaviour, which...
[May 13, 2008, 13:04]
Fujitsu cuts carbon emissions
News By using this material, rather than polystyrene, Fujitsu expects to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in its operations by 11 percent. Overall, this will help Japan meet carbon dioxide emissions standards from the Kyoto Protocol that go into effect...
[February 2, 2005, 15:10]
Is video conferencing really the answer to lowering carbon emissions?
Blog Comment Rationally - video conferencing or telepresence has always made sense to reduce the business and environmental cost of travelling. I think most frequent business travellers would consider that living out of a suitcase, queuing in airports and...
[May 31, 2007, 9:14]
Is video conferencing really the answer to lowering carbon emissions?
Blog Comment I was fascinated by this video demonstrating HPs new video conferencing system: http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-27512.html
[May 31, 2007, 12:29]
Is video conferencing really the answer to lowering carbon emissions?
Blog Comment Andrew, I'm surprised to hear that TANDBERG UK folks you met were not able to convince you on the sustainable manufacturing principles of TANDBERG.of TANDBERG's equipment manufacturing is carried out in Norway and EU nations, meaning all electronic...
[May 31, 2007, 14:33]
Is video conferencing really the answer to lowering carbon emissions?
Blog Comment The event was positioned around lowering carbon emissions via video conferencing and I was looking to see Tandberg and HP really doing something distinctive about green manufacturing of kit but the story I heard seemed to be mostly that Tandberg...
[May 31, 2007, 17:31]
Is video conferencing really the answer to lowering carbon emissions?
Blog I also quizzed HP and Tandberg on the carbon footprint of their video-conferencing kit. I have just been at a rather interesting lunch with some chaps from HP, video-conferencing company Tandberg, the UK Centre for Environmental and Economic...
[May 30, 2007, 17:24]
SAP acquires carbon management firm
News Having mastered ways to automate manufacturing and dozens of other business processes, SAP is now acquiring expertise in managing carbon emissions. Clear Standards' web-based hosted applications are designed to help a company develop a strategy for...
[May 12, 2009, 10:39]
Helping SMEs Halve Soaring Energy Bills
Blog UK desktop management company Modus Interactive is doing its best to help UK businesses increase profitability, responsibility and drive down carbon emissions with its enhanced version of Powerwise technology.
[July 17, 2009, 20:03]
Government to launch 'Green IT Strategy'
News The government is to lead the way in green IT by launching a national strategy to cut computer-related carbon emissions. Suffolk said it was important for chief information officers to begin by mastering the basics of cutting carbon emissions, by...
[May 9, 2008, 9:21]
CA moves into eco software market
News Computer Associates will unveil an integrated sustainability suite next week, designed to track carbon emissions, environmental assessments, metering and compliance to policies in one dashboard. There are also other efforts designed to track carbon...
[October 22, 2009, 15:06]
EC eyes tech as key to greener future
News The European Commission is backing the use of technology to cut carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across Europe's economy. The IT sector currently accounts for two percent of global CO2 emissions.
[May 16, 2008, 9:19]
Vodafone to halve CO2 emissions by 2020
News Vodafone has said it will halve its carbon dioxide emissions by 2020, largely by making its networks more energy efficient. We have reviewed the options, including carbon offsetting, and have concluded that the most effective strategy is to cut our...
[April 21, 2008, 14:19]
Cabinet Office heads government 'green' IT drive
News Government departments have been asked to take 18 steps to reduce the carbon emissions generated by ICT. ICT is responsible for up to 20 percent of carbon emissions generated by government offices — around 460,000 tonnes a year.
[July 17, 2008, 13:09]
Gov't eyes £10m savings from switched-off PCs
News The Office of Government Commerce has urged public-sector workers to turn off their PCs overnight to help cut carbon emissions and costs. The OGC said switching PCs off during non-work hours could cut carbon emissions by 55,723 tonnes per year...
[May 23, 2008, 9:15]
BT offers IT carbon-footprint assessments
News Large organisations have many activities that can directly or indirectly cause the emissions of carbon," said Dinah McLeod, head of the sustainability practice at BT Global Services. The assessments will calculate the amount of CO2 emissions...
[September 24, 2007, 11:42]
Microsoft goes on green Vista offensive
News Microsoft has commissioned a report which claims the new power-management features in Vista can help companies "massively" reduce carbon emissions resulting from the use of desktop PCs. The report, carried out by PC Pro Labs, compared the running...
[March 22, 2007, 13:17]
Ministers progress carbon neutrality plan
News Health minister Ben Bradshaw said the Department of Health plans to reduce emissions by 40 percent, then achieve carbon neutrality by 2012, as part of its sustainable development action plan. Cabinet Office, which is the lead participant in the...
[May 13, 2009, 14:16]
IT firms commit to fighting carbon
News The company claims that as it consumes 0.7 percent of the UK's entire electricity consumption, it is well placed to make a contribution to the process of reducing carbon emissions. The programme will work to neutralise the effects of Salesforce.com...
[January 22, 2007, 15:56]
