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Apple Details Carbon Neutral Progress, Announces Energy Storage Project
New energy storage project for Apple, as it aims to achieve totally carbon neutral supply chain and products by 2030 deadline
Google Achieves Carbon Neutral Footprint
Alphabet division becomes first major company to reach carbon neutrality, and is also world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
Microsoft Pledges To Be Carbon Negative By 2030
No more carbon footprint. Ever. Redmond pledges to remove all the carbon it has created since it was founded back in the 1970s
IBM Touts Data Centre Carbon Reduction
IBM touts green tech to help it reduce its data centre carbon footprint by 40 percent
IT Vendors Face Mandatory Carbon Accounting Rules
IT vendors will have to report their carbon footprint or may lose prestigious contracts
Mandatory Carbon Emission Reports Boost Green Software
Every firm on the London Stock Exchange must include carbon emissions in its annual report, says Nick Clegg
DECC Hopes To Slash Cost Of CRC Carbon Tax By 60 Percent
Will the Department of Energy's proposal, to save each participant £6000 per year, be enough to save the tax?
Fuel Cell Manufacturer Gets Funding Boost
A firm making fuel cell supplies for data centres has got funding to power a launch into Europe
IT Services Firms Are Buying Their Green Credentials
IT firms see emissions as a marketing expense, and aren't attacking energy efficiency, according to a report
Budget Missed Incentives For IT Savings, Says Socitm
The Chancellor should have invested in local authorities to save more and reduce the economy's carbon footprint
The Inconvenient Truth About Carbon Intensity
Even the most efficient data centre has a carbon footprint, dependent on its source of electricity, says Peter Judge
451 Points To Cloud Delivery For Carbon Management
The 451 Group says carbon will be managed in the cloud - and CA and Capgemini have launched outsourced carbon accounting
Carbon Taxes Will Drive Outsourcing
The CRC might disappear, but the UK's energy crisis means you'll have to tune your data centre's power, or else get shot of it, says Peter Judge
CloudApps Warns Of Ignorance Over Sustainability Savings
CloudApps believes that managers are ignoring staff concerns over possible sustainability savings
Data Centre Carbon Counting – Could It Cool The Arguments?
When Facebook fell out with Greenpeace over coal-fired power, the new Green Grid measurement might have helped sort things out, says Peter Judge
Green Grid Starts To Measure Data Centre Carbon Use
Alongside PUE to measure power efficiency, the Green Grid now has CUE to measure carbon use
Carbon Accounts Firms Update Software
Big firms like CA and SAP won't rule the carbon accounting world, as specialists add features
Microsoft Study Finds Cloud Computing Is Good for the Environment
Comparing on-premise business applications to cloud equivalents, Microsoft concludes cloud computing has positive effects on the environment
Google Self-Driving Cars Hit The Road
For the past year Google has been sending self-driving robot automobiles across California roads in an experiment to save lives and help the environment
GreenQloud Carbon-Neutral Data Centre Goes Beta
As it moves to beta testing, GreenQloud claims that its data centre is naturally carbon-neutral and that Iceland is an ideal mid-Atlantic location for data storage
British Gas Calls For Extension To CRC Deadline
British Gas Business is calling for an extension to the CRC registration deadline, as potentially thousands of businesses have failed to register
What On Earth Is CRC?
It's too late now to register for the government's CRC scheme to reduce emissions, says Peter Judge. How come half of you haven't heard of it?
Network Vendors Play The Green Card
Data centres could make "huge" energy savings through lower energy networks, says Juniper
New Boundary Touts PC Energy-Saving Solution
New Boundary Technologies has a new energy saving solution for businesses concerned with running their office computers more efficiency
Co-Op Gets Dividends From Virtual Desktops
The Co-Op is extending its virtual desktops, saving millions on software licensing costs, and cutting carbon output
Recession Spurs UK Carbon Reduction
Carbon reduction progress is too slow, according to the second annual Parliamentary report, but the recession has given it a boost
Data Centre Launches ‘Eco-friendly’ Facility
The opening of a new hosted services facility in Bedfordshire pushes green IT boundaries, according to provider Blue Chip
Green Tech Waits On The Government
Britain's Energy Secretary can talk green, says Peter Judge, but will he deliver on actual measures to promote green technology?
Exploding Energy Myths And Cutting Costs
Training employees to recognise their responsibility towards the environment is the best way reduce carbon emissions, says Sage MD Paul Stobart