[LINK] Info re webhosting and its contribution to climate change

[Tom Worthington]

On 02/10/14 12:03, Jim Birch wrote:

> Also interesting would be the carbon emissions saved by technology
> ...

See "ICT Sustainability: Assessment and Strategies for a Low Carbon Future":
http://www.tomw.net.au/ict_sustainability/introduction.shtml

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) commissioned a study into carbon
emissions from ICT in 2007, which found them to be about 3% of the
Australian total. A later study confirmed this:
http://www.computersite.com.au/assets/files/ACS_Computers_and_Carbon_Report.pdf

In an attempt to prbyove Charles Dudley Warner wrong*, in 2008 ACS
commissioned a course on how to estimate and reduce ICT energy use. This
has been running since 2009 and is offered online by ANU, ACS in 
Australia and Athabasca University (Canada): 
http://scis.athabascau.ca/graduate/syllabus.php?courseId=635

An ANU student is running a small experimental free version of the
course at the moment, using the edX platform:
https://edge.edx.org/courses/ANUHonsProject/COMP7310/2014_T2/about

If that goes well it may be offered more widely next year.

* Note: "Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything
about it", attributed to Charles Dudley Warner:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dudley_Warner


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