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Microsoft to roll out cloud-based sustainablity platform globally
Microsoft yesterday confirmed it will be rolling out its newly acquired CarbonSystems Enterprise Sustainability Platform (ESP) application throughout its global empire. Read more...
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‘Cool Broadband’ to cut carbon emissions by 30 per cent.
In a drive to reduce energy use by broadband infrastructure, BT has announced a trial which means carbon emissions from broadband connections could be decreased by as much as 30 per cent. Read more...
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Cloud computing reduces greenhouse emissions
Jonathan Koomey, of Stanford University has announced that cloud computing, “is significantly more energy efficient than using in-house data centres.” Read more...
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Google reveals its carbon record to the world
For the first time Google has announced its carbon footprint. The internet super-power emits 1.5m tonnes of carbon annually, and claimed that without its energy efficient measures, emissions would have doubled. Read more...
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Seoul City to offer employment subsidies to foreign-invested green businesses
The government of Seoul has confirmed it will pay employment subsidies to foreign-invested businesses that have assisted in creating jobs and sustaining the local economy, according to the Korea Herald. Read more...
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High price of copper not a deterrent for renewable energy industries
The growth of the green energy sector and its demand from consumers will continue to increase demand for copper and price out other industries; forcing the usage of less conductive metals. Read more...
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Cloud computing: A silver lining for climate change?
A report on US companies suggests that the carbon footprint of a business can be dramatically reduced by replacing old IT systems with cloud computing. Read more...
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Google steps offshore in search of sustainability
In an effort to reduce its rapidly rising energy consumption, Google is now expanding into offshore wind power in the US. Its new ‘Atlantic wind connection’ project will power around two million homes and stretch for 350 miles from New Jersey to Virginia. Read more...
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Climate proofing business now easier with new online toolkit
Every business will feel the effects of climate change and will have to find ways they can limit the risks of climate change, say Defra and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). They urged SME’s to implement sustainability policies and their new toolkit, launched today (29 March) aims to support businesses through this change to limit climate change’s impacts. Read more...
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Pruning microchips to make computers greener
ICT systems are a vital tool in mitigating climate change. They allow businesses to reduce their carbon footprint through video conferencing and specialist systems that make transport more efficient. But the sector has its own environmental impact and scientists are coming designing ways to cut the energy demand of computers and make them more efficient. Read more...
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