Essays about: "de-carbonization"

Found 2 essays containing the word de-carbonization.

1. 1. ICT Design Unsustainability & the Path toward Environmentally Sustainable Technologies

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

   Author : Mohamed Bibri; [2009]
   Keywords : ICT; ICT design; Sustainable design; Environmental and corporate sustainability; Environmental impact; Dematerialization; De-carbonization; Recyclability; Resource depletion; Energy consumption; GHG emissions; Climate change; Toxic waste; Hazardous chemicals; Product lifecycle; Planned obsolescence; and Data centers.;

   Abstract : This study endeavors to investigate the negative environmental impacts of the prevailing ICT design approaches and to explore some potential remedies for ICT design unsustainability from environmental and corporate sustainability perspectives. More specifically, it aims to spotlight key environmental issues related to ICT design, including resource depletion; GHG emissions resulting from energy-intensive consumption; toxic waste disposal; and hazardous chemicals use; and also to shed light on how alternative design solutions can be devised based on environmental sustainability principles to achieve the goals of sustainable technologies. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustaining ICT for Sustainability : Towards Mainstreaming De–carbonization–oriented Design & Enabling the Energy–Efficient, Low Carbon Economy

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

   Author : Mohamed Bibri; [2009]
   Keywords : ICT; Design; Sustainable design; Energy efficiency; Footprint; Emissions reductions; GHG; Climate change; Low carbon economy; Rebound effect; Systemic effect; Dematerialization; Digitization; De–carbonization; Transport; Buildings; Power generation; Industrial processes.;

   Abstract : The study set out to understand and demonstrate the role the ICT sector could play as a critical enabler in the transition and progress towards an energy– efficient, low carbon economy. More specifically, the study of sustaining ICT for sustainability has twofold intent: (2) to investigate the direct footprint of ICT sector and explore how it can be tackled through adopting sustainable design–based solutions; and (2) to highlight the enabling potential of ICT sector to mitigate climate change and massively improve energy efficiency across the economy, identifying and quantifying the global ICT impacts and opportunities in the context of energy and carbon emissions savings. READ MORE