Environmental stories tagged with: efficiency

S&P launches U.S. Carbon Efficient Index

Tuesday, 10th March 2009, 11:45 am

A growing number of investors want to be able to trade on more than just a company's bottom line, they want to measure and compare performance across a number of vectors, not least a company's carbon efficiency.

Energy efficiency and saving money in Kirklees

Monday, 2nd March 2009, 1:01 pm

Kirklees Council is joining the push toward energy efficiency by developing new cooling systems for its power-hungry computers to curb harmful contributions to climate change says Council Leader Cllr Mehboob Khan.

Americans eager to reduce their energy use

Wednesday, 11th February 2009, 12:27 pm

Many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to, according to a national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities.

The Committee on Climate Change recommends unilateral emissions reduction

Monday, 1st December 2008, 5:22 pm

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today urged the Government to commit unilaterally to reducing emissions of all greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the UK by at least 34% in 2020 relative to 1990 levels (21% relative to 2005).

EU publishes Code of Conduct for data centres

Thursday, 20th November 2008, 3:33 pm

In 2007, electricity consumed by data centres in the EU was estimated to be 56 TWh per year, and is projected to increase to 104 TWh per year by 2020. The projected energy consumption rise poses a problem for EU energy and environmental policies.

Community Energy Efficiency Projects Double Their Fuel Poverty Targets

Monday, 9th June 2008, 5:07 pm

Forty nine projects in England supported by the Community Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) are expected to exceed their targets by 100 percent, Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock announced today.

Sutton's Zero Carbon Suburb

Thursday, 28th February 2008, 5:46 pm

A trailblazing initiative to create the UK's first zero-carbon sustainable suburb was launched in southwest London on Monday.

Gartner Says Data Centres Account for 23% of Global IT CO2 Emissions

Thursday, 11th October 2007, 7:21 pm

Data centres that require energy to run servers and provide cooling account for almost a quarter of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from information and communications technology (ICT), according to Gartner.

Barnet Slashes its Carbon Emissions

Monday, 1st October 2007, 1:51 pm

Barnet Council has taken further steps to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint through its pioneering use of fuel technology. Latest figures show the council is on track to cut emissions from its fleet of vehicles by 322 tonnes by 2012.

US Department of Energy Commits to Energy Efficiency in US Data Centres

Friday, 21st September 2007, 1:08 pm

US Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Green Grid, to increase energy efficiency in the ever-growing information technology sector.