Greening IT
The IT industry contributes to climate change through consumption of fossil fuels. At the same time however, the IT industry can become green and provide the 'technological fixes' we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thus form a solid base for the Low-Carbon Society.
Today Western economies are largely characterized by service-based economies, sustained by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Our economies evolves around ICT: Our public sector is based on it, the financial sector is based on it, the energy sector, the transport system, the education system, the health system - all are largely dependent on Information Technology.
Our societies developed this way, because IT was able to make daily routines easier, quicker and more efficient. IT has optimized a number of processes and has helped society progress.
Globally IT is responsible for around 2 pct. of the world's emission of greenhouse gases. The IT sector itself contributes, through its massive consumption of energy, to greenhouse gas emissions – and thereby continuously adds to the cause of the problem. At the same time, however, the IT industry can provide the ‘technological fixes’ we need to reduce emissions and form a solid base for the Low-Carbon society. We call this Green IT.
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