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Using Conferencing and Collaboration to Reach Carbon Neutrality


This white paper will appeal to anyone interested in climate change and how conferencing and collaboration can impact efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

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Low Carbon IT Solutions: Contributing to the first billion tonnes of global CO2 Reduction with Smart IT Solutions


Hewlett Packard outlines existing innovations and solutions that can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in different parts of the economy.

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World Wildlife White Paper: The Potential Global CO2 Reductions from ICT Use


The World Wildlife Fund identifies and assesses the opportunities to reduce the first billion tonners of CO2.

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Projected Impact of Telepresence Technology on Greenhouse Gas Emissions


There is no doubt that increased usage of telepresence — a consequence of both improved technology and behavior modification — will reduce the need for corporate travel. This revolution in how business is conducted will lead to significant cost savings, improved efficiency, and greater opportunities for the creative exchange and synthesis of ideas. Telepresence will most certainly reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the transportation sector, and possibly the building maintenance sector, as the need for new hotels and conference centers decreases.

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SolarWorld Opens North America’s Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility


SolarWorld Industries America has officially opened what is currently the largest solar cell manufacturing facility in North America. Located in Hillsboro, Oregon, the new plant is expected to reach a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) by 2011.

Facilities like the one SolarWorld is pioneering will reduce the costs of solar power and increase the number of green jobs, accelerating commercial and residential installations of solar panels and overall economic growth.

“The need for affordable and efficient energy alternatives represents a global issue and is more critical than ever,” said Frank A. Asbeck, CEO of SolarWorld.

Ethiopia Announces Largest Wind Farm in Africa


When faced with the need to develop additional sources of energy, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation recently decided that its best option was not to build conventional power plants. Instead, the electricity provider opted to fulfill its energy needs by building Africa’s largest wind farm. The 120 megawatt Ashegoba plant in north Ethiopea will provide for 15 percent of the nation’s present energy capacity.

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