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E-Business/ICT and Carbon Emissions

E-Business/ICT and Carbon Emissions

Lan Yi
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466619456|ISBN10: 1466619457|EISBN13: 9781466619463
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1945-6.ch098
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Yi, Lan. "E-Business/ICT and Carbon Emissions." Industrial Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 1833-1852. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1945-6.ch098

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Yi, L. (2013). E-Business/ICT and Carbon Emissions. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Industrial Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1833-1852). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1945-6.ch098

Chicago

Yi, Lan. "E-Business/ICT and Carbon Emissions." In Industrial Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1833-1852. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1945-6.ch098

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Abstract

The high-tech industry, its associated Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and subsequent e-business and Internet applications, have had profound effects on our economic lives, social development and environment. This revolutionary change is not only appreciated by computer gurus, but also by private and public organisations. This chapter attempts to focus on the relationship between the e-business/ICT and carbon emission–one of the causes of global warming. Aspects to be considered include energy consumption and CO2 emission associated with the Internet throughout its lifecycle-from manufacturing of Internet equipment/hardware to its usage and final disposal. On the other hand how Internet technology facilitates environment management and benefits industries via, for example Carbon Trading, will be discussed. The aim of this chapter is to provide a clarification and comprehensive picture of the carbon impact of ICT/e-business to private and public organisations as well as individuals, especially some “behind-the-scene” type of facts. Therefore environmental factors can be taken into account for more informed decision-making during business conduction.

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