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

[jore]

On 3/10/2014 10:54 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> 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

This is great and very helpful. Thanks Tom

Jore