Environment and ICTs
In this day and age, people in Indonesia, particularly Jakarta, are jumping on the “green” trends bandwagon in a quest to save the Earth from the effects of global warming.
WWF and Sustainable ICT: list of reports Communication Solutions for Low Carbon Cities (2.53 MB pdf) A five-step-plan for a low carbon urban development (6.03 MB pdf) From Workplace to Anyplace (2.80 MB pdf) The potential global CO2 reductions from ICT use (1.87 MB pdf) Outline for the first global IT strategy for CO2 reductions (9.26 MB pdf) From Fossil to Future with Innovative ICT Solutions (1.89 MB pdf) From Coal Power Plants to Smart Buildnings at the Speed of Light (4.89 MB pdf) Saving...
IGBP Climate-Change Index was launched in Copenhagen, 9 December 2009, in order to help communicate global-change trends for the public and policymakers. It brings together key indicators of global change: carbon dioxide, temperature, sea level and sea ice. The index gives an annual snapshot of how the planet’s complex systems – the ice, the oceans, the land surface and the atmosphe...
ITU has developed an E-Environment Toolkit (pdf) that will provide policymakers principles and guidelines for the development and deployment of electronic applications and services in the area of the environment. The objective of the initial module of the Toolkit is to help countries to assess the potential contribution that ICTs can make to reduce energy consumption and green house gas (GHG) e...
Started by Google and Intel in 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations. The Initiative was started in the spirit of WWF’s Climate Savers program which has mobilized over a dozen companies since 1999 to cut carbon dioxide emissions, demonstrating that reducing emissions is good business. The goal i...
In 2009, Climate Lab launched http://climatelab.org, an interactive wiki website where users can collaboratively author and edit climate change information and media online. To date the site has generated more than 250 original articles and over 350 registered users (and counting). Building on the climate wiki, Climate Lab Networks enables partners to directly pull wiki information and media fr...
Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) is a database containing information on the carbon emissions of over 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies worldwide. CARMA is the first global inventory of a major, emissions-producing sector of the economy. The objective of CARMA.org is to equip individuals with the information they need to forge a cleaner, low-carbon future. By providing complete ...
Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) is an annual report co-produced by the APC network and partners, which looks at the progress being made in creating an inclusive information society worldwide (particularly in implementing WSIS goals), encourages critical debate, and strengthens networking and advocacy for a just, inclusive information society.
The Cabinet Office made recommendations in the report aimed at making the energy consumption of government ICT carbon-neutral within four years. The report claims the UK government is the first in the world to make such an effort. There is a longer-term plan for central government ICT to be carbon-neutral through its lifetime, including manufacture and disposal, by 2020.Greening Government ICT:...
The e-Stewards Initiative is a project of the Basel Action Network (BAN), which runs the e-Stewards certification program for electronics recyclers. The certification program is designed to provide market incentives that drive the certification of the entire recycling chain that is managing the toxic materials. Contains a searchable database and map of certified e-Steward recylcers and enterpri...
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