[CAnet - news] New Educause Report on Green IT for the campus
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:22:19 -0500
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Universities on average produce between 200,000 to 500,000 metric tons annually of CO2 of which one or third or half is from the campus IT and data centers. However, there is good news. Universities are well positioned to significantly reduce their GHG footprint and earn significant dollars through the sale of carbon offsets by adopting Green IT strategies through the use of high speed optical research networks. For more details please see the presentation I gave at the Educause Summit on "How Universities can play a Leadership Role in helping reduce carbon emissions and moving to a zero carbon economy" http://www.slideshare.net/bstarn/educause-green-it-summit-nov-13-presentatio n -- BSA] EDUCAUSE Releases White Paper from IT Greening and Sustainability Summit http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/TheRoleofITinCampusSustai/48000 Last November, EDUCAUSE held a two-day IT Greening and Sustainability Summit in Adelphi, Maryland, at the University of Maryland, University College. Those participating included several thought leaders in the industry-a cross-section of relevant higher education professionals, as well as those outside the academy. 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font-weight:normal'>[Educause has released an excellent report on Green = IT for higher ed. Most people are surprised at the volume CO2 emitted by our = higher ed institutions. Although there is no precise data, back of the envelope = calculations suggest that Higher ed produces anywhere up to 10% of all CO2 in the = USA. This is greater than the combined emissions of steel smelting and cement = manufacture. Universities on average produce between 200,000 to 500,000 metric tons = annually of CO2 of which one or third or half is from the campus IT and data centers. However, there is good news. Universities are well = positioned to significantly reduce their GHG footprint and earn significant dollars = through the sale of carbon offsets by adopting Green IT strategies through the = use of high speed optical research networks. For more details please see the presentation I gave at the Educause Summit on “How Universities = can play a Leadership Role in helping reduce carbon emissions and moving to a = zero carbon economy” <a href=3D"http://www.slideshare.net/bstarn/educause-green-it-summit-nov-13-= presentation">http://www.slideshare.net/bstarn/educause-green-it-summit-n= ov-13-presentation</a> -- BSA]</span><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>EDUCAUSE Releases White Paper from IT Greening and Sustainability = Summit<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><a href=3D"http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/TheRoleofITinCampusS= ustai/48000">http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/TheRoleofITinCa= mpusSustai/48000</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman","serif"'>Last November, EDUCAUSE held a two-day IT Greening and Sustainability Summit = in Adelphi, Maryland, at the University of Maryland, University College. = Those participating included several thought leaders in the industry—a cross-section of relevant higher education professionals, as well as = those outside the academy. EDUCAUSE has released a white paper, <em><a href=3D"http://educause.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yMTcxNjEmcD0xJnU9MTAwMDA= zMzY5MyZsaT03MzA4MjM/index.html">The Role of IT in Campus Sustainability Efforts</a></em>, which captures key findings from the brainstorming, discussion, and resource sharing and = outlines a higher education agenda for moving forward.<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=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></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"'>------<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_02A5_01C9772D.70593D20-- --===============0811898869== 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 --===============0811898869==--