green computing, a solution to environmental degradation

Environment conservation and protection is an issue, which has gained prominence because of deteriorating environmental balance which is threatening the sustainability of life and nature. Nowadays, environment problems have become the big matters. Every tech companies have to take the key roles to solve them including Intel. The company has proclaimed the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. The Initiative’s goal is to reduce global computer CO2 emissions by 54 million tons per year, equivalent to the annual output of 11 million cars or 10-20 coal-fired power plants. This clearly shows that Intel is trying its best to reduce the pollution of the environment.

Our lives involve the emission of theses dangerous greenhouse gases (Bushnell 25). Carbon dioxide has increased to

In today’s world computers are extremely useful. Computers have changed the way we communicate, work and play. Computer users in the workforce is a necessary tool, business function more efficiently. Work productivity is enhance managing resource and process information that maintain a database of customer[s information just to mention a few of why the computer has enhanced our way of life and why the computer is so important.

On average the world us 39% electricity therefore, electricity consumption is an important portion of a customer’s environmental footprint, which leads to the production of Carbon Dioxide ( Co2) a few ways production of electricity has affected the environment is: The main sources that generate carbon dioxide are thermal powered stations where hydrocarbon fuel (gas, oil, and coal) are burned to produce heat and steam to drive to the generators. Hydrocarbon fuel is what causes carbon dioxide letting out chemicals that pollute the earth’s environment.

Nowadays, computers are emerging rapidly than never before in human history. Everywhere you go, either stores, malls or even your homes is filled with all kinds of electronics. We have come to a stage whereby everything we do or placed our hands on must be computers. We don’t even need to ask our parents questions anymore, all our answers or solutions including problems are all in the internet. According to Theodore Roszak in “Shakespeare Never Lost a Manuscript to a Computer Crash,” argues that “the computer contributes nothing essential to the life of the mind.” I strongly agree! We are created to use our minds to solve problems and think critically. Although computer usage might be a benefit to the majority of the new generation, the fact is that computers can do harm to the society such as lack of memory and isolation.

Thesis Statement: I believe that the large increase of dependency that humans have developed with computers may lead to an unhealthy lifestyle. Computers are still continuing to evolve and the use of this device is now being used for a variety of reasons in everyday life. Moreover, this is starting to question people on whether individuals are becoming too reliant on this processing machine. This paper will discuss about how humans have become too dependent on the use of computers.

In modern society, computer becomes popular, and people work and study based on computers. However, when these computer gets old and unusable, the electronic wastes would damage our environment hardly. Electronic waste contains a lot of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium which are highly toxic. These metals cause acid leaching which contaminates ecosystems nearby. For example, a CRT( Cathode Ray Tube) monitor can have up to 2.2kg of lead that is poisonous, which can lead to fumes, food contamination, and skin absorption. Also, these heavy metals such as beryllium, cadmium, and lead release chemicals which help to contribute to global warming and create a poor air quality with too much pollution.

One of the leading cause of climate change is the emission of greenhouse gases, such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2), water vapour, methane and nitrous oxide. There is undeniable evidence from hundreds of reputable sources that due to CO2 and other major greenhouse gases the Earth is warming up. The results of this have become extremely noticeable. The average temperature of the Earth has increased by 0.75°C since 1880, carbon dioxide emissions have increased 401.58 parts per million, land ice decreases

It has long been known that developed countries and their appetite for technology and personal devices are in part contributing to some of the issues related to climate change. As consumers and users, we are now encouraged to make responsible decisions when purchasing and using personal technology that can affect the environment. A certain level of responsibility is expected not only from users of technology, but also from manufacturers that feed our appetites for such technology devices.

The amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gases released by our activities and use for equipment such as air conditioners is far more than ecosystems can absorb. Tree absorb in the gas that is contributing to global warming. They release oxygen in to the atmosphere as well. Normal fluorescents light consume more energy and waste energy resource. Vehicles are a major cause of global warming. Cars and trucks version for closely one-fifth of all US emissions, releasing around 24 pounds of carbon dioxide and additional global-warming gases for each gallon of gas. Plug unused electronics consume electric energy. High-flow sink waste large amount of water. Disposable bags may seem convenient but have proven to be a huge source of pollution. According to research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, somewhere between five hundred billion and one trillion throwaway bags are used each year around the world.

This paper discusses the ethical and efficient usage of natural resources such that is does not affect the natural environment. Study and practice of using computer resources efficiently such that it reduces the impact on the environment. The global computing commerce has started to compete with the aviation industry in its own contribution to global warming. It is applicable in various tech domains like data centres, mobile computing and embedded systems, which cover most of the major domains in the global software industry. Carbon di-oxide emissions has reached to about 9.1 billion tons, the highest ever in human history. This is roughly 49% more than what was in 1990. Roughly a minimum of 2% of these emissions come from the IT sector and this number is subjected to increase with deployment of new IT systems, daily. According to analysts it has been predicted that the global computing sector will increase its carbon emissions by roughly about 6 percentage every year minimum, because of incomparable demand for them by consumers for computing services or software and hardware products. Which is why reducing the carbon di-oxide emission of IT systems is very important.

By 2008, more than 29 millions of carbon dioxide emissions had been produced to the earth and the number keeps rising drastically each year. The irony is that this carbon dioxide itself is only one of the all greenhouse gases that emit, affect our earth, and become a major environmental problem. This problem that may lead us to the brink of destruction would probably become the reason on why there is Kyoto Protocol from the very first time.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main driver for climate change, and the more we emit into the atmosphere,

Project Title: Green Computing Project Charter Date of Authorization: April 30, 2012 Project Timeline: May 1, 2012 through December 1, 2012

But, the new report issued another concern which is the growing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and its impact on the atmosphere or what has been called the “greenhouse effect.”