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The future is climate-friendly software

GreenBiz

The new nonprofit organization, Green Software Foundation , aims to change the culture of software development to prioritize sustainability. The foundation says that 20 percent of electricity output will be consumed by information and communications technology by 2030. Information Technology. The data center example.

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Green IT: Top Sustainable Information Technology Initiatives for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Every business uses Information Technology (IT) to run their operations, manage their data, collaborate, communicate and make decisions. This technology, whether it’s hardware or software, can be used in a more sustainable way or be applied to enable more sustainable ways of doing things. What is Green IT? Equipment recycling.

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Nearly all firms will miss net zero goals without at least doubling rate of emissions reductions by 2030

Envirotec Magazine

The report finds that acceleration toward net-zero will require ‘carbon intelligence’ capabilities that enable organizations to control, improve, and drive value-creation by embedding carbon and broader ESG intelligence into their core businesses and across their value chains. 2] Accenture CXO survey, June 2022.

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How critical and emergency services can benefit from battery power

Smart Energy International

According to Climate Central , about 83% of significant reported power outages between 2000 and 2021 in the United States were attributed to weather-related events. From 2000 to 2021, there were more than 1,500 weather-related power outages, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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Fast Fashion: the second biggest polluter on Earth

Envirotec Magazine

Akmez Nabeerasool is a Senior Project Manager at Arvia Technology, a provider of advanced tertiary water and wastewater treatment systems. A study by McKinsey & Company uncovered that in 2014 the average person owned 60% more clothes than the average consumer in 2000, but only wore them for half as long.

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IT System Administration – Journey at Information Technology Services Office (ITSO)

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

IT System Administration – Journey | Information Technology Services Office (ITSO) | Thurston County – Lacey, WA Salary: $80,064.00 – $107,676.00 IT System Administration – Journey | Information Technology Services Office (ITSO) | Thurston County – Lacey, WA Salary: $80,064.00 – $107,676.00

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

Yet while those transport sectors are advancing towards low-carbon solutions — with promising technologies cultivated by multilateral accords — industrial heat lacks any consensus plan and has a long to-do list to develop low-carbon alternatives. . But for now, renewable natural gas (RNG) may offer a fix soonest. The first step?

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