The green imperative

Computerworld (Sep 27 2010) Servers

1. The keynote speaker at the recent Network World IT Roadmap conference in Dallas emphasized the importance of going green by highlighting this fact: IT accounted for 4% of electricity consumption in 2008 and will account for 40% by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. What's worse, says keynoter Frederic Chanfrau, a senior VP of IT at Schneider Electric (the company that bought APC), electricity demands will double by 2030, making IT a prime culprit in the global warming problem. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we have to cut CO2 emissions in half by 2050 to avoid dramatic climate changes. (Read Full Article)

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