Carbon, transport costs set to plummet thanks to NICTA's Intelligent Fleet Logistics project
Transport costs and carbon emissions could be slashed via a new Intelligent Fleet Logistics project under development by National ICT Australia (NICTA).
Transport costs and carbon emissions could be slashed via a new Intelligent Fleet Logistics project under development by National ICT Australia (NICTA).
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has weighed in on the debate on carbon pricing with its chief executive, Ian Birks, stating that the IT industry will play a critical role in the transition to a low carbon economy.
A few years ago, we had the local electric company do a home energy audit. Our 19th-century house was hard to heat, and as we suspected, the inspector found we didn't have enough insulation. But our most cost-effective change turned out to be the purchase of a new refrigerator. You can't manage what you don't measure. Once you start looking at the right data, the results can lead you to solutions you hadn't imagined.
SAP is making good on its commitments to heavily reduce CO2 emissions while at the same time increasing profitability according to its president at SAP Japan, Garret Ilg.
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) due to kick off in Copenhagen on December 7 and the country's politicians debating an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Australian ICT industry is gearing up for what some suggest could – and should – be a green revolution.