[LINK] Australian ICT carbon emissions audit

[Tom Worthington]

"The Australian Computer Society (ACS), the nation's peak 
professional body for the ICT sector, today delivered Australia's 
first ICT carbon emissions audit, revealing that ICT use by 
Australian businesses generated 7.94 million tonnes (Mt) of carbon 
dioxide in 2005, which is the close equivalent to the civil aviation 
and the metal production Industries. ...

In response to the audit's findings, the ACS today launches a Policy 
Statement for Green ICT, which includes suggestions on initiatives 
ICT professionals, government, consumers and ICT manufacturers can 
take to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions attributable to the use 
of ICT equipment. ..."

From: "ACS reveals ICT's Carbon Footprint - Calls for energy star 
rating for IT products as part of a green ICT industry policy". media 
release: 
<http://acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=notice&temID=noticedetails&notID=774>.

See also:

* "Policy Statement on Green ICT": 
<http://www.acs.org.au/acs_policies/docs/2007/greenictpolicy.pdf>
* Audit report " Audit of Carbon Emissions resulting from ICT usage 
by Australian Business" (ACS members only): 
<http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=show&conID=greenictaudit>

The ACS President will be talking about it Tuesday in the morning 
session at the Green CIO conference in Sydney 
<http://www.cio.com.au/conference/agenda.html>. In the afternoon 
session I will be talking about ACS Green IT Group 
<http://education.acs.org.au/course/view.php?id=55>.



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