Reduced CO2 footprint IT dep't
Why did I just flash on Bob Cratchit on a stool, doing his ledgers by the light of one (small) candle?
Power management and carbon footprints
April 1, 2010 was a not classic All Fools' day in the UK press, although The Register did pull off a few half-decent pranks itself, including news of an alien invasion through the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Now that the April Fools' jokes have been exposed it should be safe to confirm something that wasn't one - the " …
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Reducing electricity does not cut carbon - its capped in the EU ETS
Reducing electricity usage in the UK does not cut carbon emissions which are already capped at the generating level by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Only cuts in gas usage will provide additional reductions in carbon emissions beyond those that the ETS will already deliver.
Reductions in electricity usage should make it cheaper to meet our emissions reductions targets, as reduced demand should see the price of ETS credits fall. I believe this is why the scheme was renamed to include Energy Efficiency (which is not a bad outcome in its own right).
Hands up all those with gas-powered IT?
Thought not...
AC
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