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SMART 2020

Enabling the low carbon society through information and communication technologies

Whether ICT is used to drive behaviour change or efficiency, it will be a crucial enabling force behind the transition to a viable society that breaks our reliance on fossil fuels. Molly Webb and industry guests are the authors of the blog. Molly co-authored the SMART 2020 report and directs The Climate Group's work on ICT and climate change.

  • Vision for a 'shareable' city

    Date
    11 August 2011

    Alex Steffen (author of World Changing) describes in his recently-posted TED talk a version of what The Climate Group is calling the Clean Revolution. It describes how we will need to live differently when 8 billion of us are living in or near cities, and the signs today of what is to come.

    Melbourne skyscraper, buildings

  • Is today’s energy bill costing me less than yesterday’s?

    Date
    08 August 2011

    Why don’t we care much about our energy bills? Well, it is very hard to care about something that you don’t seem to be able to control, even if it is expensive or the prices are going up. Most of us probably have no idea whether our bill is up or down from last month, or whether we’re consuming more today than yesterday.

    India clean renewable energy

  • Moving ICT to the clouds

    Date
    12 July 2011

    Cloud computing reduces carbon emissions by using energy more efficiently.

    technology

  • Adopt smart grids to foster innovation and jobs

    Date
    12 July 2011

    A smart grid enables a clean energy future. The Climate Group's SMART 2020 report showed that a smart grid can deliver 2 Gt CO2 equivalent savings in 2020, globally, or four times the size of the UK's carbon footprint.

    Information and communications technologies

  • Why smart cities will help save the world

    Date
    12 January 2011

    The carbon impact of data centres and whether companies should switch to cloud computing.

    HK city at night

  • Hello World in 2011 (and goodbye to 2010)

    Date
    04 January 2011

    Summary of key trends in ICT and climate change, and predictions for 2011.

    ICT

  • I want my 'smart' home! Or do I?

    Date
    26 October 2010

    Are consumers getting the best designed 'smart' services and benefits that smart meters, home energy management systems and smart grid can provide?

    ICT(1)235X235

  • Making energy visible at No. 10

    Date
    12 October 2010

    As I post this blog, the Prime Minister of Britain's house - "Number 10" also ranks 10th on the list of 18 government departments in terms of energy efficiency.

    UK

  • Green Geeks and Why We Need Them

    Date
    24 September 2010

    You can't manage what you can't measure. And it seems 'you can't finance what you can't measure' either.

    CSP(1)235X235

  • Empowering Energy Consumers – the untapped resource in our low carbon future

    Date
    28 July 2010

    Yesterday, Google and The Climate Group co-hosted a roundtable in London on empowering energy consumers.

    Carbon Capture and Storage

Blogs

The Clean Revolution

In this blog, Jim Walker, International Programmes and Strategy Director, keeps everyone updated on our three-year Clean Revolution Campaign.

  • US Climate Policy

    The Climate Group’s Head of US Policy, Evan Juska, and guests analyze the latest US climate policy developments and trends. 

  • SMART 2020

    Head of Smart Technologies, Molly Webb writes this SMART 2020 blog on how ICT is a crucial enabling force behind the transition to a viable society that will break our reliance on fossil fuels. 

  • Sustainable Mobility

    From breaking technology news to global policy changes, our bloggers explore the accelerating Clean Revolution in transport. 

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