Cloud adoption could save two mega tonnes of carbon in China

Grazed from iHotDesk. Author: Editorial Staff.

Because of its massive manufacturing output, China is amongst the biggest polluters in the world. But according to a new report it could clean up its act with cloud computing. A study conducted by Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) found that use of cloud computing services in the country could reduce its annual greenhouse gas emission by almost two mega tonnes.

That is the equivalent of taking more than 700,000 cars off the road which would save more than 900 million Yuan (approx. £89.9 million) in energy costs. The study, which is entitled ‘The Enabling Technologies of a Low-Carbon Economy- a Focus on Cloud Computing’ looked into how the cloud could help to reduce CO2 emissions in Canada, Brazil and seven European nations as well as in China…

It was put together by the Think Play Do Group, which is part of the Imperial College London, in partnership with Global e-Sustainability Initiative and Microsoft. And the findings in relation to China were unveiled at ‘Connected City – the Greener Future’ workshop last week. "Cloud-based email, CRM and groupware are only the tip of the iceberg. In 2008, GeSI published the SMART2020 study that found that large-scale, systems-enabled broadband and information and communication technologies could deliver a 15 per cent reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions and save up to EUR 600 billion by 2020." said Luis Neves, chairman of the GeSI…

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