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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/04/30/223506/it-global-carbon-emissions-the-same-as-aviation.htm

Global IT use pumps out around 2% of world carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a figure equivalent to aviation, says analyst Gartner.

Gartner says this figure is “unsustainable” and something must be done to reduce it

Very interesting, do check out this article, its very informative, and may help when anyone asks the question but why do I care about energy efficient IT?

Keep in mind that the cost of energy continues to be the majority of your hosting costs, and that at some point someone will ask, what’s the carbon footprint of your data center – in which case thinking about it now makes sense.

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