Posts Tagged ‘energy efficiency’

Talking about Cleantech

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Sustainability, Green Tech and GreenIt. Words and expression we are used to by now..though more and more we hear about Cleantech.  Here China talks, the world´s biggest carbon emitter. China has enormous environmental goals and huge challenges to achieve those goals.

According to a report from World Watch Institute, Green innovations are clearly leading Chinese business today. This should be compared to former competitive advantages, such as low wages and low price production.
The Chinese government wants to, according to their five year plan, develop Green Tech and will be leading in the Clean Tech rally. In fact, this has already started. China will be the world´s leader in green and clean products.
They want to, and will, be the biggest in everything green and clean, such as electric cars, sustainable construction and energy efficiency.

In comparision to Europe´s problem in trying to stock exchange green enterprices, China has already six huge energy environment companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and two more are on it´s way.

The fight for Chinese Green money has started!

Posted by Tone Petrelius

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Green IT – Energy efficiency is just the beginning

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The current climate debate has really put energy savings and reduced CO2-emissions on the agenda for the IT-industry. But, although energy efficiency and innovative IT solutions for reduced CO2-emissions are important, it is not enough to make a product, or the whole IT industry for that matter, “green”. We have other important environmental problems to deal with – reduction of hazardous chemicals, improving the working conditions throughout the production chain and finding sustainable ways to deal with e-waste – just to mention a few. This is one of TCO Certifications missions; to influence the IT industry towards truly “green” and sustainable products.

Posted by Emma Sjogren

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