Carbon Dioxide, Cap and Trade, and the Data Center

Relocate (Feb 2 2010) Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Geothermal

1. Regardless of what you may think about anthropogenic global warming (climate change caused by human activity) or the recent scandal centering on the ethics and motivations of certain climate scientists, carbon dioxide is a substance that is in the political dog house. Residents of member states in the European Union have already seen the institution of a cap and trade system designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through government regulation; residents of the United States may well be in for a similar system. Although data centers generally do not, by themselves, spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, their operation does require large amounts of energy. Much of this energy is generated through fossil fuels, resulting in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, for instance. Thus, data centers (although perhaps not mentioned specifically in discussions of this topic) are a target of emissions legislation. (Read Full Article)

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