Thursday, 07 February 2008

Time for hi-tech war on climate change

Posted to the web on: 05 February 2008

Lesley Stones

IT EQUIPMENT accounts for just 2% of carbon emissions causing the global warming furore, but if IT is used astutely it can help to slash the other 98% of emissions produced by every type of industry, according to Gartner analysts.
The effect smart applications of technology could have varies from industry to industry, said Gartner vice-president Simon Mingay, who attended the Davos World Economic Forum to join debates on how IT can mitigate climate change.

Source:
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/companies.aspx?ID=BD4A698711

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