Top tips for a greener ICT department

"JISC is publishing advice to help ICT managers and information officers cut carbon emissions as Learning Providers come under mounting pressure from government, regulatory sources and the public to reduce their carbon footprint."

Through its Climate Change Act (2008), the UK government has a target to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.

The education sector has therefore been asked to...

  • devise strategies that will make real energy savings, including the potential to generate its own energy using green technologies such as wind-turbines and solar panels.

One area identified by the JISC SusteIT report as having huge potential for reducing overall carbon emissions is the use of technology, such as vast computer suites and data storage systems. In fact, according to the report, about half of the ICT-related energy consumption in UK further and higher education providers is accounted for by PCs.

In response to this, JISC has released its ‘Top Tips for a sustainable IT department’, which identifies 10 simple steps for saving energy and money, whilst still responding to users’ needs.

Read JISC’s ‘Top Tips for a sustainable IT department’ at <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/12/greentips>

For more information about the report visit <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/documents/sustainableictfinalreport>