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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.

  • Who and what technologies will deliver the smart grid?

    Date
    27 November 2008

    Who and what technologies will deliver the smart grid?

    Ikea solar

  • US could avoid 20-30% of oil imports through ICT- enabled efficiency

    Date
    21 November 2008

    The SMART 2020 global report has spawned two regional reports, one for Portugal and one for the US which both launched in the past 2 weeks.

    technology

  • Dematerialization = more options

    Date
    04 November 2008

    How do we measure dematerialization? What is, for example, the overall impact of post vs. email?

    Information and Communication Technologies

  • Green IT strategy - not just power management

    Date
    01 November 2008

    How can organisations strategically use IT to optimise their operations and business for energy efficiency?

    Conference of the Reducers

  • SMART 2020 China

    Date
    20 October 2008

    On October 10, we held an event exploring the impllications of SMART 2020 solutions in China.

    China

  • So what are you going to do about it?

    Date
    18 August 2008

    I've just come across Brad Allenby's article on the balancing act that goes on when we try to take action on climate change.

    South Australia - acting on climate change

  • Chemistry to the rescue

    Date
    15 August 2008

    Craig Venter is always up to something interesting. Now he's saying he will chemically produce biofuels - and why not? Growing biofuel is what we do anyway (ie, we grow corn), so growing a few synthetically produced algae is a snap!

    agricultural waste - bio fuels

  • On the road again - greening logistics

    Date
    15 August 2008

    A survey by 'Eye for Transport' (pdf) on the Business Assurance website is a snapshot of the progress of the industry in greening logistics.

    transportation

  • China the pioneer

    Date
    14 August 2008

    I'm not posting about China just because it is the Olympics. Rather it was an article in the China Daily that reminded me how seriously China is taking their energy efficiency targets and how challenging is the task ahead.

    China

  • Services taking off

    Date
    08 August 2008

    Accenture announced at the end of July a service that tracks energy efficiency of your company's IT equipment (The Accenture Green Maturity Model), data centres specifically (The Data Center Estimator), and PCs etc in the workplace (The Workplace Estimator).

    Information and communications technologies

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  • US Climate Policy

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  • 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. 

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