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High Tech: Low Carbon

High Tech: Low Carbon. John Higgins CBE Director General, Intellect Copenhagen 13th March 2008. Develop new thinking. Influence policy. Shape markets. Improve our members’ performance. Intellect – where the hi-tech industry gets together to:. Focus areas.

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High Tech: Low Carbon

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  1. High Tech: Low Carbon John Higgins CBE Director General, Intellect Copenhagen 13th March 2008

  2. Develop new thinking Influence policy Shape markets Improve our members’ performance Intellect – where the hi-tech industry gets together to:

  3. Focus areas Digital communications and convergence Transformational government Transformational business ID and information management Defence and security Energy and environment

  4. Video clip “An Inconvenient Truth”

  5. www.intellectuk.org/hightechlowcarbon

  6. Why Energy Efficiency? Our core environmental challenges…… Energy Efficiency Climate Change Diminishing Resources Pollution

  7. TV standby improvement

  8. Enhance Enable Transform

  9. Enhance Enable Transform

  10. 100% All Emissions 50% Automobile Fuel Consumption & Emissions 100% Intelligent Routing Impact 50% Congestion & Poor driving Congestion & Poor driving 0% 0% Impact of Intelligent Transport Systems

  11. Enhance Enable Transform

  12. Enhance Enable Transform

  13. ACTIONS Home SME Work Measure tech emissions Spread best practice Change behaviour Promote low carbon tech Work with University of Warwick Web-based info Who Cares Wins Work with University of Warwick Work with partners

  14. Cumulative emissions: scenario A

  15. Cumulative emissions: scenario B

  16. Cumulative emissions: scenario C

  17. Cumulative emissions: Conclusion

  18. And finally Avoiding dangerous Climate Change (Ed. J Schellnhuber, Cambridge University Press 2007) “In the long run, technology needs to be the central element of response strategies to climate change”

  19. Energy Efficiency Why Energy Efficiency? Our core environmental challenges…… Climate Change Diminishing Resources Pollution

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