Saturday, August 18, 2007
Computers have big carbon outputs!
The first audit of the carbon output of Australia's IT systems details that IT and communications used by the commercial sector put out the same carbon emmitions with the aviation and steel industries as an atmospheric polluter.
A study by the Australian Computer Society has revealed that the use of information and communications technology by Australian businesses produced 7.94 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2005. Desktops are among the biggest contributors to IT's carbon footprint as many machines are never turned off.
A study by the Australian Computer Society has revealed that the use of information and communications technology by Australian businesses produced 7.94 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2005. Desktops are among the biggest contributors to IT's carbon footprint as many machines are never turned off.
# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 9:49 PM 
