Understanding the need to reduce the IT carbon footprint

I will be talking on "Understanding the need to reduce the IT carbon footprint" at Green IT in Sydney, 6 December 2007. Outline:

• Comparing the impact of emissions from IT to that of other industries
  1. Quantifying IT emissions:
  2. Within an organisation – as a percentage of overall emissions
  3. Australian IT emissions compared against the global situation
• How prospective buyers are introducing an organisation’s green credentials into the buying decision
• What is the potential impact on future business of ignoring the need to be ‘greener’?
• The need for action to be taken at the highest level within an organisation