The information and communications technology (ICT) industry needs to become...
The information and communications technology (ICT) industry needs to become more efficient in its energy usage to reduce its carbon footprint, researchers from the Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications and Bell Labs said in a recent report in the American Chemical…
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Society journal Environmental Science & Technology. The ICT industry currently produces more than 830 million tons of CO2 annually -- about 2 percent of global CO2 emissions, the same amount the aviation industry produces, researchers said. That figure is likely to double by 2020, making it important for ICT companies to make green investments in the telecom infrastructure, researchers said. The industry can reduce its emissions by investing in more effective power usage, more energy efficient equipment and increasing the use of renewable energy sources to power their equipment and related facilities, researchers said (http://xrl.us/bn8wti).