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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.

  • Kindle Killer?

    Date
    19 February 2009

    Is Apple the Kindle killer? This is the question at the heart of the Economist article "An iTunes Moment" which suggests that more people have downloaded ebook apps on their iphones than have bought the new Kindle that came out in February.

    Tech

  • US Stimulus package - buildings, energy efficiency, smart grid etc

    Date
    18 February 2009

    Are you sick of hearing about it yet? Well, I just thought I'd log my thoughts briefly today and add to them in the future.

    Buildings

  • No carbon mobile

    Date
    05 February 2009

    The new MOTO W233 Renew claims to be the first carbon neutral phone - through offsets. And using recycled materials and encouraging an easy recycling process for your phone - preprinted labels help?!

    Information and communications technologies

  • China: still a paradox

    Date
    30 January 2009

    John Elkington's recent talk on 'The Phoenix Economy' in London held some contradictions.

    Greater China

  • Kettles and kilograms

    Date
    13 January 2009

    I have a lot of questions about this headline, some of which are addressed in the frenzy of articles and blogs around this headline (see my google tag on delicious), especially the rebuttal saying the original study never mentioned Google!

    Think Green! Brussels

  • A platform for world energy monitoring

    Date
    15 December 2008

    How are we going to make accurate comparisons between all the data on electricity consumption and fuel? How do you know if any two measurements are alike? When I heard about AMEE, a missing piece of the climate puzzle seemed to fall into place.

    Power meter

  • Sleeping Beauty awakes?

    Date
    11 December 2008

    Today, while the EU Council debated the climate and energy package, Commissioner Viviane Reding and senior executives from company sponors of the SMART 2020 report discussed how to capitalise on the huge potential for information and communications technologies to deliver energy efficiency.

    Climate Smart Precincts

  • The new clean tech is... not tech?

    Date
    10 December 2008

    What is clean tech? In his opening remarks at an Intel Capital-hosted event on Dec 10, Richard Youngman of the Cleantech Group defined it as technologies focused on resource reduction activity and economic productivity.

    Wind tech

  • Everyone's got a vision? A global smart grid perspective

    Date
    08 December 2008

    Smart grid seems to mean something different to everyone. But that doesn't stop people from talking about it.

    Road tree

  • Car 2.0

    Date
    08 December 2008

    It isn't only established players who will create the businesses of the low carbon economy. Disruptive solutions can come from unexpected places.

    LED street lights

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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