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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.

  • The rise of the intelligent city

    Date
    23 July 2010

    Our webinar on smart cities looked at key trends and challenges for cities

    city
  • Power in Numbers event...

    Date
    06 April 2010

    Event today in Washington on energy information

    USA
  • The future looks cloudy

    Date
    31 March 2010

    Is cloud computing today's big climate culprit?

    wattson smart meter
  • I want my ICT (… services, not technologies)

    Date
    23 February 2010

    At the European Commission ICT4EE (ICT for Energy Efficiency) event, we aren’t really speaking anymore about technologies, we are speaking about services...

    Tech 2
  • The Nielsen Rating for energy

    Date
    29 January 2010

    AlertMe has created a way to visualise how well households are doing on saving energy.

    BT Group smart meter
  • Smart Homes - so 10 years ago?

    Date
    27 January 2010

    Are we in danger of overhyping the smart home?

    solar houses
  • The 'Cool' Economy

    Date
    12 January 2010

    The economic 'boom' formerly known as 'Clean Tech' is now The 'Cool' Economy - according to the UK Technology Strategy Board.

    India solar cleantech investment
  • Energy information for all

    Date
    18 December 2009

    On Dec 15th, we joined GE, Google, NRDC and a host of others to support a call for governments to provide citizens with real-time energy information.

    European Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers Workshop
  • The future started 40 years ago

    Date
    03 November 2009

    Last week seemed like most other weeks, but it was the 40th anniversary of something that changed all of our lives. October 29th marked the day when 40 years ago, the first ARPANET message was sent, and voila!, the birth of the internet.

    buildings
  • International cooperation in energy regulation

    Date
    23 October 2009

    This may not yield results in practice, but in theory this is an interesting development.

    EU agrees renewable energy target

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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