Carbon emissions from computing looks set to overtake aviation, a UK environmental charity claimed today.
According to Global Action Plan, IT now accounts for 10 per cent of energy consumption in the UK.
Speaking at the House of Commons this afternoon, Trewin Restorick, the author of "An Inefficient Truth" report, said IT departments have been "incredibly slow to get off the mark" when it comes to reducing their carbon footprints.
He added that big name vendors had not been helping by using the environment as "a new marketing tool".
"I've seen a lot of green froth and hype from a whole bunch of vendors which are pretty hard to substantiate," said Restorick.
IT departments poised to fly past airlines on CO2 emissions – Kelly Fiveash – 3 Dec 2007 19:55
Tags: carbon footprint, emissions, IT
