UK to Study Going Green

Did you know that the computer industry contributes as much to the emissions linked to global warming as the airline industry, generating 35 million tons of carbon dioxide a year? That's why the United Kingdom has formed a task force, led by the Manchester City Council, to look into how it can replace PCs with devices that use 98 percent less energy, according to an article posted by Computeractive.

The task force will focus on the production, operation and disposal of computers, all of which contribute to greenhouse emissions. For example, IT operations can depend more on thin clients. "People will be able to access core applications such as office packages, email, and Internet surfing housed in data centres around the country using what are known as thin client devices," according to the article.

How IT managers can reduce greenhouse emissions was the subject of a recent CIO Magazine cover story, which presented ways chief information officers can become green and reduce costs.