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Tech Takes Diverse Approaches to Sustainability Including Net Zero Carbon by 2030

Tech Republic

AWS, Cisco, Apple and others are deploying a variety of tactics to achieve lower carbon footprints, with everything from lower-energy coding to AI applied to power sources.

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Microsoft is a guinea pig for climate friendly concrete as it paves the way to greener data centers

GeekWire

Microsoft contractors mixed test slabs of lower-carbon concrete at the site of a new data center in Quincy, Wash. Dan DeLong Photo for Microsoft) Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide. So the Redmond, Wash.-based

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IBM sets new climate goal for 2030

The Verge

IBM plans to get rid of its planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from its operations by 2030, the company announced today. It plans to rely on renewable energy for 90 percent of its electricity use by 2030. Amazon committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2040. Inside IBM Research Headquarters.

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Microsoft talks trash: Tech giant aims for zero waste by 2030 in latest environmental initiative

GeekWire

A Microsoft Azure data center. based cloud and software behemoth announced Tuesday that it’s setting a goal of reaching zero waste by 2030 for its direct waste production. The circular centers will facilitate sorting, reuse and recycling of electronic equipment, keeping it onsite at server farms. Microsoft Photo).

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

With the paradigm shift from the on-premises data center to a decentralized edge infrastructure, companies are on a journey to build more flexible, scalable, distributed IT architectures, and they need experienced technology partners to support the transition.

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Mobile operators need more reliable access to renewable energy

TM Forum

GSMA analysis shows that mobile operators are making progress in using renewable energy but says more effort must be made to increase supplies if they are to meet net zero carbon emission goals by 2050. The GSMA’s analysis is based on data from 33 operators, covering 86 countries and approximately 50% of global mobile connections.

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ODC-Noord: The Netherland’s northernmost government data center is committed to a zero carbon future

CIO Business Intelligence

One of four government data centers in the Netherlands, Overheidsdatacenter Noord (ODC-Noord), the northernmost facility of its kind in The Netherlands, is located in the picturesque city of Groningen. The migration to software-defined data centers was an important step in the right direction, but it’s just the beginning.