Carbon Regulations in 2011: How Bad Will it Get?

EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green (Jan 6 2011) Emissions , Fossil Fuel

1. 2010 was supposed to be the year that the U.S. got serious about carbon emissions and the global warming it supposedly causes. A serious attack on carbon emissions, plus a carbon cap-and-trade scheme, would have created a limit on carbon from all industrial sectors while allowing some industries to continue emitting through the purchase of carbon allowances, and other industries to profit by selling those allowances. All this was supposed to set up the grand debut of Green IT was a key player in making those reductions possible. After all, IT emits as much carbon as the aviation sector, and that number is expected to grow as more data center come online to serve an increasingly connected and online global population. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. Raging battles over other legislative priorities and dithering by China and India, as well as public embarrassments such as ... (Read Full Article)

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