[CAnet - news] Bold new inititiave in Green IT by European Comission
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:46:30 -0500
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Countries and businesses that are first movers in this field will be the big winners in a future global zero-carbon economy which will be essential if we have any hope of addressing the challenges of climate change. Some excerpts from the EC web site - BSA] http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4 101 We need a high growth, low carbon economy" At the 2007 Spring European Council, the Heads of State and Government highlighted the development of a sustainable integrated European climate and energy policy as a top priority and adopted an energy and climate package to guide the EU towards a competitive and secure energy economy while promoting energy savings and climate-friendly energy sources1. . The resolve of the European Council to transform Europe into a low-carbon, high energy efficiency economy means that the continued growth of the European economy, essential to achieve full employment and inclusion, needs to be decoupled from energy consumption Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)2 have an important role to play in reducing the energy intensity3 and increasing the energy efficiency of the economy4, in other words, in reducing emissions and contributing to sustainable growth. In order to achieve the ambitious targets set and meet the challenges ahead, Europe needs to ensure that ICT-enabled solutions are available and fully deployed. But emerging changes offer the possibility of modernising the European economy, towards a future where technology and society will be attuned to new needs and where innovation will create new opportunities. ICTs will not only improve energy efficiency and combat climate change, they will also stimulate the development of a large leading-edge market for ICTenabled energy-efficiency technologies that will foster the competitiveness of European industry and create new business opportunities. The Commission is supporting a range of activities to encourage the development and application of ICT tools in the energy-efficiency field. Under the ICT <http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm> Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP), EU funding is being used to support a network of ICT suppliers and public agencies to share information and foster the emergence of new energy services made more efficient through ICT tools. ------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to [email protected] These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or management. ------ [email protected] [email protected] http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/ ------=_NextPart_000_009E_01C970C5.F6CABDC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:x=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" = xmlns:p=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:powerpoint" = xmlns:a=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:access" = xmlns:dt=3D"uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" = xmlns:s=3D"uuid:BDC6E3F0-6DA3-11d1-A2A3-00AA00C14882" = xmlns:rs=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:rowset" xmlns:z=3D"#RowsetSchema" = xmlns:b=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:publisher" = xmlns:ss=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" = xmlns:c=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:component:spreadsheet" = xmlns:odc=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:odc" = xmlns:oa=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:activation" = xmlns:html=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" = xmlns:q=3D"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:D=3D"DAV:" = xmlns:x2=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2003/xml" = xmlns:ois=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/ois/" = xmlns:dir=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/directory/" = xmlns:ds=3D"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" = xmlns:dsp=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dsp" = xmlns:udc=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc" = xmlns:xsd=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" = xmlns:sub=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/2002/1/alerts/"= xmlns:ec=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#" = xmlns:sp=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" = xmlns:sps=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" = xmlns:xsi=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" = xmlns:udcxf=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/xmlfile" = xmlns:wf=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/workflow/" = xmlns:mver=3D"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006= " xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns:mrels=3D"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationshi= ps" = xmlns:ex12t=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"= = xmlns:ex12m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messag= es" xmlns:Z=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" xmlns:st=3D"" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; 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Countries and businesses that are = first movers in this field will be the big winners in a future global = zero-carbon economy which will be essential if we have any hope of addressing the challenges = of climate change. Some excerpts from the EC web site – BSA]</span><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><a href=3D"http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cf= m?item_id=3D4101">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/ite= mdetail.cfm?item_id=3D4101</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We need a high growth, = low carbon economy"<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>At the 2007 Spring European Council, the Heads of State and Government highlighted the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>development of a sustainable integrated European climate = and energy policy as a top priority<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>and adopted an energy and climate package to guide the EU = towards a competitive and secure<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>energy economy while promoting energy savings and = climate-friendly energy sources1.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>The resolve of the European Council to transform Europe = into a low-carbon, high energy efficiency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>economy means that the continued growth of the European = economy, essential to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>achieve full employment and inclusion, needs to be = decoupled from energy consumption<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)2 have an important role to play in<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>reducing the energy intensity3 and increasing the energy efficiency of the economy4, in other<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>words, in reducing emissions and contributing to = sustainable growth. In order to achieve the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>ambitious targets set and meet the challenges ahead, Europe = needs to ensure that ICT-enabled<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>solutions are available and fully = deployed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>But emerging changes offer the possibility of modernising = the European economy, towards a<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>future where technology and society will be attuned to new = needs and where innovation will<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>create new opportunities. ICTs will not only improve energy efficiency and combat climate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>change, they will also stimulate the development of a large leading-edge market for ICTenabled<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>energy-efficiency technologies that will foster the competitiveness of European<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black'>industry and create new business = opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Commission is supporting a range of activities to encourage the = development and application of ICT tools in the energy-efficiency field… Under the = <a href=3D"http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_= en.htm">ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)</a>, EU funding is being used to = support a network of ICT suppliers and public agencies to share information and = foster the emergence of new energy services made more efficient through ICT = tools.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></= p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or management.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>------<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_009E_01C970C5.F6CABDC0-- --===============0207644046== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============0207644046==--