Green

Computing :
Carbon Footprint
By :
Srithin Nair,
TE A 65.
 GREEN Computing
It is the Study and Practice of
designing, manufacturing, using VISUALIZATIO
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and disposing computing resources
with minimal environmental
damage. Green IT includes the
dimensions of environmental ENERG GREEN
sustainability, the economics of Y
SAVING COMPUTING
CLOUD

energy efficiency, and the total

cost of ownership, which includes
the cost of disposal and recycling.
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 Challenges
‘ state-of-the-art’ Approx 50 million
"Moore's law“: Gordon IT sector accounts
machines tons of e-trash
Moore, co-founder for 2% of global
threatened by generated a year
Intel, predicted that CO2 Emission worldwide, according
computer processing
obsolescence.
to the UN
power roughly Environment
doubles every two Programme.
years.
Carbon
Footprint
A carbon footprint is the total
greenhouse gas emissions
caused by an individual,
event, organization, service,
place or product, expressed as
carbon dioxide equivalent.
History and Effects
HISTORY
• The concept and name of the carbon footprint derive from the ecological footprint concept
in the 1990s.
• This assesses the number of "earths" that would be required if everyone on the planet
consumed resources at the same level as the person calculating their ecological footprint.

Present Condition
• India is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and accounts for 2.46
billion metric tonnes of carbon
• The average carbon footprint of every person in India is estimated to range
between 0.56 to 1.32 tonne.
• The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one
of the highest rates in the world.
• Globally, the average is closer to 4 tons.
 Calculation
Energy Conversion Factors
• On-site energy production and other industrial activities
• Area of facilities and percent of occupancy

Travel Conversion Factors

• Facility energy use such as electricity, gas, coal, oil, and solar
• Corporate travel such as plane, rail, vehicle

Waste Conversion Factors

• Corporate and Industrial waste
• Hospital waste
• E-waste and domestic waste

** Carbon footprint calculation formulas vary depending on what you are

measuring.
Effects
Greenhouse • Electricity generation and transportation-related activities
account for well over half of the 14 percent increase in
Gas Emissions greenhouse gas emissions.

• Climate change is the ultimate effect of large carbon

Climate Change footprints. Greenhouse gases, whether natural or human-
produced, contribute to the warming of the planet. 

Depletion of • Large carbon footprints deplete resources on large and

small scales, from a country’s deforestation activities to
Resources one home’s increased use of air conditioning. 
Reduction Strategies
 There are many ways to REFUSE
reduce the carbon
footprint. REDUCE
 To ensure there is effect
every individual must do REUSE
their part.
 Among the many ways, RECYCLE

one of the most prominent R

O
way is to follow the 5Rs. T
Reasons to Implementation of Green ICT

• Decreased consumables use

• Decreased electricity use
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• Increased features and functionality for the
business
2 • Decreased expenses or investments

• Meeting customers’ demands

• Realizing credits or rebates from local utilities or
3 governments
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