[CAnet - news] Technology Leaders Unite to Call for National Strategy for Environment and Economy
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:04:55 -0500
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[As I have mentioned previously reducing CO2 emissions is a huge =
business
opportunity for the IT sector. In the UK alone it is estimated that CO2
abatement will be over 900m Euro (over $1 Trillion US) !! Given the
importance of IT in the US economy and globally, the economic =
opportunities
are enormous. Thanks to Jerry Sheehan for this pointer=97BSA]
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Technology and Environmental Leaders Unite to Call for National Strategy =
on
Economy, Energy and Environment
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technology and environmental leaders today
announced a new initiative to develop a national strategy for =
information
and communications technologies (ICT) to improve the energy efficiency =
of
the economy.
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The Digital Energy Solutions Campaign is made up of leading technology
companies and organizations as well as environmental and energy =
conservation
groups working on energy efficiency initiatives. The Campaign will work =
with
the incoming Obama Administration and Congressional leaders to educate =
and
promote how ICT strategies can make our economy robust while at the same
time becoming increasingly energy efficient and environmentally =
friendly.
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=B3As Congress considers a new economic stimulus package, adopting =
policies
that drive ICT implementation can not only provide a near-term boost to =
our
economy but also help us achieve the long-term goal of making our =
economy
more energy efficient,=B2 said DESC Co-Chair Stephen Harper, Global =
Director
of Environment and Energy Policy at Intel.
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DESC members include the technology sector leaders Dell, EMC, HP, Intel, =
the
Technology CEO Council, and Verizon. Non-governmental organization =
members
include the Alliance to Save Energy, The Climate Group, and the World
Wildlife Fund.
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The fact that DESC was launched at the Smart2020 Conference reflects the
group=B9s goal of working with established and leading authorities such =
as The
Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) to drive =
the
adoption of a national strategy to utilize information and =
communications
technologies to boost energy efficiency.
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The event is a product of the recent study of the same name by The =
Climate
Group and GeSI, which found that ICT-enabled solutions could reduce =
global
carbon emissions by 15 percent by 2020.
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=B3There has never been a time in which the future of our economy, our =
energy
needs and environment have been so inextricably linked,=B2 said DESC =
Co-Chair
Paul Brownell, Senior Manager, Federal Government Affairs at Dell. =B3We =
must
take an approach that leverages technology to make our economy more =
energy
efficient and promotes new green industries that will spur a wave of =
growth
and job creation.=B2
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DESC outlined a policy framework to make private industries and =
government
more energy efficient, create behavior changes to make us more energy
efficient and reduce ICT=B9s energy needs. Among its proposals, DESC =
calls on
Congress and the new Obama Administration to establish a national =
strategy
to build political support for, and prioritize the critical elements of, =
a
program to promote the role of ICT in driving economic, energy and =
climate
solutions. Such elements might include:
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* Implementing utility decoupling so that a utility=B9s profit is no
longer merely tied to the volume of sales but to how efficiently the =
utility
delivers energy.
* Creating incentives for green tech infrastructure such as
parking-garage facilities for plug-in hybrid cars. National programs are
needed to ensure standards are set to accelerate the market.
* Implementing policies to promote smart buildings, including =
federal
government model building codes for the construction of building that =
use
less energy. The federal government can also lead by example with the
construction of its own =B3smart buildings.=B2
* Creating incentives to encourage telecommuting such as allowing
businesses to accelerate the depreciation on the home work equipment.
* Creating education and promotion programs for Home Energy =
Management
Systems (HEMS). HEMS can reduce energy consumption by 30 percent in =
homes
are currently offered but because of the lack of incentives for =
utilities
are not widely encouraged or adopted.
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To learn more about DESC, go to behindthegreen.org.
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Contacts
=20
For DESC
Amber Allmans, 202-297-4407
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Permalink: http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20081118005670/en
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText>For more information on this item please visit =
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=A0[As I have mentioned previously reducing CO2 =
emissions
is a huge business opportunity for the IT sector. In the UK alone it is
estimated that CO2 abatement will be over 900m Euro (over $1 Trillion =
US) !! Given
the importance of IT in the US economy and globally, the economic =
opportunities
are enormous. Thanks to Jerry Sheehan for this =
pointer—BSA]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>Technology and Environmental Leaders Unite to =
Call for
National Strategy on Economy, Energy and Environment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technology and =
environmental
leaders today announced a new initiative to develop a national strategy =
for
information and communications technologies (ICT) to improve the energy
efficiency of the economy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>The Digital Energy Solutions Campaign is made up =
of
leading technology companies and organizations as well as environmental =
and
energy conservation groups working on energy efficiency initiatives. The
Campaign will work with the incoming Obama Administration and =
Congressional
leaders to educate and promote how ICT strategies can make our economy =
robust
while at the same time becoming increasingly energy efficient and =
environmentally
friendly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=B3As Congress considers a new economic stimulus =
package,
adopting policies that drive ICT implementation can not only provide a
near-term boost to our economy but also help us achieve the long-term =
goal of
making our economy more energy efficient,=B2 said DESC Co-Chair Stephen =
Harper,
Global Director of Environment and Energy Policy at =
Intel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>DESC members include the technology sector =
leaders Dell,
EMC, HP, Intel, the Technology CEO Council, and Verizon. =
Non-governmental
organization members include the Alliance to Save Energy, The Climate =
Group,
and the World Wildlife Fund.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>The fact that DESC was launched at the Smart2020
Conference reflects the group=B9s goal of working with established and =
leading
authorities such as The Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability
Initiative (GeSI) to drive the adoption of a national strategy to =
utilize
information and communications technologies to boost energy =
efficiency.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>The event is a product of the recent study of =
the same
name by The Climate Group and GeSI, which found that ICT-enabled =
solutions
could reduce global carbon emissions by 15 percent by =
2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=B3There has never been a time in which the =
future of our
economy, our energy needs and environment have been so inextricably =
linked,=B2
said DESC Co-Chair Paul Brownell, Senior Manager, Federal Government =
Affairs at
Dell. =B3We must take an approach that leverages technology to make our =
economy
more energy efficient and promotes new green industries that will spur a =
wave
of growth and job creation.=B2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>DESC outlined a policy framework to make private
industries and government more energy efficient, create behavior changes =
to
make us more energy efficient and reduce ICT=B9s energy needs. Among its
proposals, DESC calls on Congress and the new Obama Administration to =
establish
a national strategy to build political support for, and prioritize the =
critical
elements of, a program to promote the role of ICT in driving economic, =
energy
and climate solutions. Such elements might include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=A0=A0=A0 * Implementing utility decoupling so =
that a utility=B9s
profit is no longer merely tied to the volume of sales but to how =
efficiently
the utility delivers energy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=A0=A0=A0 * Creating incentives for green tech =
infrastructure
such as parking-garage facilities for plug-in hybrid cars. National =
programs
are needed to ensure standards are set to accelerate the =
market.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=A0=A0=A0 * Implementing policies to promote =
smart buildings,
including federal government model building codes for the construction =
of
building that use less energy. The federal government can also lead by =
example
with the construction of its own =B3smart buildings.=B2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=A0=A0=A0 * Creating incentives to encourage =
telecommuting such
as allowing businesses to accelerate the depreciation on the home work
equipment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>=A0=A0=A0 * Creating education and promotion =
programs for Home
Energy Management Systems (HEMS). HEMS can reduce energy consumption by =
30
percent in homes are currently offered but because of the lack of =
incentives
for utilities are not widely encouraged or adopted.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>To learn more about DESC, go to =
behindthegreen.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>Contacts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>For DESC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>Amber Allmans, 202-297-4407<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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