tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422804100826311617.post-39338730970876495722008-06-22T09:27:00.000+10:002008-06-22T09:46:53.415+10:002008-06-22T09:46:53.415+10:00A new McKinsey report, commissioned by <a href="http://www.gesi.org/">GeSI </a>(Global e-Sustainability Initiative) was released a couple of days ago. This one looks to be big, both in terms of pages and content. I haven't read throught all 80-odd pages yet, but the summary looks very promising:<br /><br /><em>"The scale of emissions reductions that could be enabled by the smart integration of ICT into new ways of operating, living, working, learning and travelling makes the sector a key player in the fight against climate change, despite its own growing carbon footprint. No other sector can supply technology capabilities so integral to energy efficiency across such a range of other sectors or industries.</em><br /><br /><em>But with this potential comes with responsibility. Emissions reductions in other sectors will not simply present themselves; the ICT sector must demonstrate leadership on climate change and governments must provide the optimum regulatory context. This report outlines the key actions needed."</em><br /><br />The summary version (834 kB) of the report is available at:<br /><a href="http://www.gesi.org/files/smart2020reportsummary.pdf">http://www.gesi.org/files/smart2020reportsummary.pdf</a><br /><br />The full - low res - version (1 Mb) of the report is available at: <a href="http://www.gesi.org/files/smart2020report_lo_res.pdf">http://www.gesi.org/files/smart2020report_lo_res.pdf</a><br /><br />The full (8 MB) version of the report is available at: <a href="http://www.gesi.org/files/smart2020report.pdf">http://www.gesi.org/files/smart2020report.pdf</a>sustainableIThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567934905197480682noreply@blogger.com0