Martina Preuss: Green IT and the climate

Publié mercredi 9 avril 2008 à 10h25
par martina dans Sauvons notre planète (vu 1249 fois et 2 commentaires)

Climate neutrality, or, in scientific terms 'CO2 neutrality', describes processes by which the global CO2 balance remains constant (source: Wikipedia).

In my opinion this CO2 balance no longer exists – we need to bring back this balance before we can actually maintain it. In a time of increased environmental awareness, this worthy goal can nevertheless produce unusual ideas.

Our lifestyles are often careless: jetting off to remote countries, taking the car to go to the bakery around the corner, using the tumble dryer and all the other small things which makes life easy. These actions need no longer give us a guilty conscience. By spending a bit of money you can compensate for your polluting sins. For example, take a look at Atmosfair, Greenmiles, The Climate Company or My Climate. There are probably more such projects, especially outside Germany. Yet a study from Tufts University in Boston revealed that only three of thirteen such ‘compensation agencies’, including Atmosfair and My Climate, are actually recommended service providers.

When travelling by plane, Atmosfair can help you obtain a cleaner conscience. You can pay when you book, but also calculate and compensate for your CO2 emissions later. When...

Tags: blogueur de la semaine, changement climatique, CO2, CO2, électricité, electricity, énergie, energy, environnement, green-IT

Dossier: IT_climate_DE.pdf