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TECHNOLOGY GUIDE ONE

TECHNOLOGY GUIDE ONE. Green IT The Way Forward to Achieving Environmental Sustainability Professor San Murugesan Faculty of Management san@mmu.edu.my. What’s Green IT?. Green IT refers to environmentally sound IT.

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TECHNOLOGY GUIDE ONE

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  1. TECHNOLOGY GUIDE ONE Green ITThe Way Forward to AchievingEnvironmental Sustainability Professor San Murugesan Faculty of Management san@mmu.edu.my San Murugesan1

  2. What’s Green IT? • Green IT refers to environmentally sound IT. • “Study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing computers efficiently and effectively with minimal impact on the environment.” -- San Murugesan • Thus, green IT adds the dimensions of: • environmental sustainability • the economics of energy efficiency, and • the total cost of ownership, which includes the cost of disposal and recycling. San Murugesan2

  3. “Science is always wrong. It never solves a problem without creating ten more.” - George Bernard Shaw San Murugesan3

  4. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS • The growing accumulation of greenhouse gases is changing the world’s climate and weather patterns • For instance, the year 2005 was the warmest on record, and the 10 warmest years have all occurred since 1980. Global data shows that storms, droughts, and other weather-related disasters are growing more severe and more frequent. • To stop the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Electricity is a major source of climate change as it is generated by burning coal or oil, which releases carbon dioxide, pollutants and sulfur into the atmosphere. • These emissions can cause respiratory disease, smog, acid rain, and global climate change. San Murugesan4

  5. The Environmental Impacts of IT • IT, too, affects the environment in several different ways. • Each stage of computer’s life — from manufacture to use to disposal — presents environmental problems. • Manufacture of computers and its various components consumes electricity, requires raw materials, chemicals, and water, and generates hazardous waste. • Computers, and cooling systems that cool the data centers consume electrical energy, and the total energy consumption is increasing. The increase in energy consumption results in increased greenhouse gas emissions. • Computer components contain toxic materials, which usually just get thrown out in the end. Most of this ends up in landfills, polluting the earth and contaminating water. • The increased amount of computers and their use, along with frequent replacement, makes the environmental impact of IT a major concern. San Murugesan5

  6. Going Green with IT: Your Responsibility Towards Environmental Sustainability • There is increasing pressure on the IT industry and the users - businesses, and individuals — to make IT environmentally friendly throughout its lifecycle — from birth to death to rebirth. • As many believe, it is our social and corporate responsibility to safeguard our planet/environment. San Murugesan6

  7. Green IT • On our part, we — IT professionals and industry, businesses, and users — can, and must, individually and collectivelycreate a sustainable environment. • Let’s examine IT’s the environmental impact and then look at green IT measures that we can adopt. San Murugesan7

  8. Green IT: Focus Areas Focus areas include: • Design for environmental sustainability • Energy-efficient computing • Power management • Data center design, layout, and location • Server virtualization • Responsible disposal and recycling • Regulatory compliance • Green metrics, assessment tools and methodology • Environment-related risk mitigation • Use of alternative energy sources • Eco-labeling of IT products San Murugesan8

  9. IT Vendors are Turning to Green IT • A growing number of IT vendors are moving toward green IT. • Supplying “Green Computers” - design, manufacture, recycle • Tools to minimise and measure energy consumption, environmental pollution • Thereby they assist in building a green society and a green economy San Murugesan9

  10. Green Use of IT Systems Green Manufacturing of IT Systems GREEN IT Green Design of IT Systems Green Disposal of IT Systems A Holistic Approach to Green IT Source: San Murugesan, IT Professional, 2008 San Murugesan11

  11. Green Use of IT Systems Green Manufacturing of IT Systems GREEN IT Green Design of IT Systems Green Disposal of IT Systems A Holistic Approach to Green IT San Murugesan12

  12. Green Use of IT Systems Green Manufacturing of IT Systems GREEN IT Green Design of IT Systems Green Disposal of IT Systems A Holistic Approach to Green IT San Murugesan13

  13. Green your computer’s entire lifecycle Green Design Use reprocessed material Green manufacture of computers Reuse parts Recycle, reprocess materials Redeploy, reuse Refurbish, upgrade Use computers judiciously Dispose Donate San Murugesan14

  14. Green Attitude:The First Step in Sustaining our Planet • Businesses and individuals must develop a positive attitude toward addressing environmental concerns and adopt forward-looking, green-friendly policies and practices. San Murugesan15

  15. Green IT Strategy & Policy • Enterprise Green IT Strategy: Each enterprise must develop a holistic, comprehensive green IT strategy • Tactical incremental approach. • Strategic approach. • Deep green approach. • Green Supply Chain San Murugesan16

  16. Using IT for Environmental Sustainability • Besides IT itself being green, it can support and leverage other environmental initiatives by offering innovative modeling, simulation, and decision support tools, such as: • Software tools for analyzing, modeling, and simulating environmental impact, and environmental risk management; • Platforms for eco-management, emission trading, or ethical investing; • Tools for auditing and reporting energy consumption and savings and for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions; • Environmental knowledge management systems, • Urban environment planning tools and systems; • Technologies and standards for interoperable environmental monitoring networks and smart in situ sensors networks San Murugesan17

  17. Using IT to Create Green Awareness • IT could help create green awareness among IT professionals, businesses, and the general public by assisting in building communities, engaging groups in participatory decisions, and supporting education and green advocacy campaigns. San Murugesan18

  18. The Way Forward: The Avenues • IT becoming Greener • Green IT Strategy & Policy – and Adoption • IT for Improving and leveraging Environmental Sustainability • Using IT for creating green awareness San Murugesan19

  19. Discussion San Murugesan20

  20. Resources • San Murugesan, “Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices”, IEEE IT Pro, Jan-Feb 2008. San Murugesan22

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