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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]
GM Well-to-Wheel Analysis of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems - A European Study
White Papers This report presents a well-to-wheel analysis of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and potential impacts of advanced fuels and vehicle systems in Europe. The study result were generated with proprietary models, GM using its own vehicle model...
[November 19, 2008, 23:00]
HP pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions
News HP has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions under a joint initiative with the US arm of the World Wildlife Fund. Under the initiative, announced on Wednesday, HP will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 15 percent over the next four years...
[November 9, 2006, 10:16]
SAP xAPP Emissions Management: Turning Compliance Into a Business Opportunity
White Papers Regulations such as the Clean Air Act and the Kyoto Protocol require emissions-producing entities in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
[March 3, 2005, 2:00]
The GEIA-ACCENT Web Portal on Emissions
White Papers GEIA, the Global Emissions Inventory Activity, is an integrating project of the AIMES (Analysis, Integration and Modeling of the Earth System) project of the International Geosphere Biosphere (IGBP) program.
[November 25, 2008, 23:00]
Linking Project-Based Mechanisms With Domestic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Schemes
White Papers This paper focuses on Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading and project-based mechanisms for GHG emission reduction which are two possible policy instruments that countries can use to address climate change.
[November 19, 2008, 23:00]
BT launches major drive to cut CO2 emissions
News BT will rely on wind farms to produce a quarter of its UK power by 2016, as part of a major drive to cut CO2 emissions. BT has already cut emissions in the UK by 58 percent between 1996 and 2008 but does not, at present, monitor its global emissions.
[June 3, 2008, 15:51]
Epson aims to cut CO2 emissions by 90 percent
News Electronics and printing company Epson has pledged to reduce its CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050. Our aim is to reduce CO2 emissions within the lifecycle of our products and services by 90 percent by the year 2050 compared with current levels...
[June 4, 2008, 16:32]
Study links mobile emissions to tumours
News However, despite being able to refer to over 200 studies dedicated to examining how cells are affected by mobile exposure, he said that few have been helpful for setting safe emissions standards. New research by Finland's Helsinki-based Radiation...
[June 20, 2002, 9:44]
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. The reduction is to be measured against Vodafone's emissions in the 2006/07 period, which came to 1.23 million tonnes of CO2...
[April 21, 2008, 14:19]
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. I am planning a more considered news story on this but the...
[May 13, 2008, 13:04]
Gartner urges action on data-centre emissions
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 Gartner, the analyst firm.
[October 11, 2007, 11:46]
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]
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 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 Development (EED) and the trade union Amicus. The discussion was around whether video...
[May 30, 2007, 17:24]
Status Report on Nuclear Energy Industry Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
White Papers This paper describes about the upgrades to be taken in Nuclear Power Generation. Upgrades already approved and completed or planned total 4,315 megawatts. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved 2,296 megawatts of upgrades in the last...
[November 19, 2008, 23:00]
Volume 3: Well-to-Tank Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Transportation Fuels
White Papers Various fuels are being proposed for use in fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). The Global Alternative Propulsion Center (GAPC) of General Motors Corporation (GM) commissioned the Center for Transportation Research (CTR...
[November 19, 2008, 23:00]
