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THE SUSTAINABLE DESKTOP – AN overview Professor Peter James www.susteit.org.uk. A LARGE ICT FOOTPRINT. 2% of global CO2 emissions ICT in UK HE - 760,000 PCs - 215,000 servers - 147,000 networked printers - 512,000 Mwh of electricity - 275,000 tonnes of CO2 - over £60 million in 2009.
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THE SUSTAINABLE DESKTOP – AN overview Professor Peter James www.susteit.org.uk
A LARGE ICT FOOTPRINT • 2% of global CO2 emissions • ICT in UK HE- 760,000 PCs- 215,000 servers- 147,000 networked printers- 512,000 Mwh of electricity- 275,000 tonnes of CO2 - over £60 million in 2009
A LARGE FOOTPRINT Transport Manufacture Materials Use Disposal
WHY IT MATTERS TO HE • Corporate responsibility • Cost- 50 to 100% rise in electricity prices? • Carbon- growing regulation- Carbon Reduction Commitment • Curriculum and research
POTENTIAL MEASURE BY IT? Short Term Medium Term • Specifying lower power equipment • Automatic powerdown of networked devices • Powering down non-networked computers • Extending longevity • Modifying data centre layout • Increasing computer CPU utilisation • Virtualisation • Minimising storage • Thin client in specialised applications
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL MEASURES Short Term Medium Term • Powerdown of non networked devices • Upgrading data centre power supply arrangements • Increasing use of videoconferencing • Maximum use of thin client where effective • Free cooling of data centres • Effective document and print management