system performance and use‚ while abiding by our social and ethical responsibilities. Thus‚ green IT includes the dimensions of environmental sustainability‚ the economics of energy efficiency‚ and the total cost of ownership‚ which includes the cost of disposal and recycling. It is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently." With increasing recognition that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are a major contributing factor to global warming‚ enterprises‚ governments‚ and society
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO CLEANTECH 1.1 What Is Clean Technology? Environmental technology or "green technology" is the application of the environmental sciences to conserve the natural environment and resources‚ and by curbing the negative impacts of human involvement. Sustainable development is the core of environmental technologies. When applying sustainable development as a solution for environmental issues‚ the solutions need to be socially equitable‚ economically viable‚ and environmentally
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have used energy‚ initially it was with the use of fire for light‚ heat‚ cooking and for safety‚ and its use can be traced back at least 1.9 million years (Bowman‚ 2009). However‚ most of these resources are limited. According to P. E. Hodgson‚ a Senior Research Fellow Emeritus in Physics at Corpus Christi College‚ Oxford‚ expects the world energy use is doubling every fourteen years and the need is increasing faster still and he insisted in 2008 that the world oil production‚ a main resource of fossil
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for rendering goods & services. While Hike is an abrupt increase or rise. It means that there is rise in prices of the goods/services required by the people living in the world. These goods/services belong to following sectors; 1. Agriculture 2. Health and Medicine 3. Education 4. Manufacturing/Industries 5. Energy & Technology Rising Prices have affected all these fields. The question arises here is that what are the reasons of price hike? Some of the reasons are‚ Rise In Demand
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used as a common ground for sustainability standards and certification systems Sustainable resources: resource that is used up at the same speed that it is renewed examples: wood can be a sustainable resources if trees are harvested at the same rate as new trees mature wind (because wind is not “used” up) solar and hydroelectric power is considered sustainable non-sustainable resources: resources that are not used up at the same speed that it is renewed examples: oil‚ natural gas‚ minerals
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observation‚ one can clearly say that electricity‚ indeed‚ lies through almost every aspect of human life in the present-day era‚ and that it has‚ in many levels‚ constantly revolutionized the way things are in the world as people know it. According to World Bank‚ as of 2011‚ 78.2 percent of the world population or roughly 5.5 billion people have access to and depend their lives on electricity (2011)—without it‚ there would be nothing to suffice for the kind of lifestyle they have been accustomed to for most
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CONSERVATION Energy conservation Water conservation Plant conservation Soil conversation Mineral resources conversation. Why Conservation? How To Conserve? INTRODUTION: INTRODUTION Conservation is an ethic of resource use‚ allocation‚ and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its‚ fisheries‚ habitats‚ and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation‚ which are seen as important to protect the natural world. Those
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performance indicators Key Risks and Management Activities Type Physical risks Key Issues Rise in price of raw materials and oil Management Activities Installation of high energy efficiency facilities Development of energy use reduction policies Intensified water shortage Implementation of water resource management strategies and water-related risk
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31 manufacturing and assembling factories employing 124‚719 employees. It also works with more than 12‚000 suppliers worldwide. THE APPROACH The giant auto manufacturer’s approach to sustainability is one of the best in the auto industry and in the world. The group always
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as a source of energy (Sarica & Tyner‚ 2013). The world is becoming more competitive‚ and America is increasing its demand on fossil fuel. The precarious state of the fossil fuel in the markets abroad raises concerns. Political and economic instabilities are a huge disadvantage in the importation process. Hence‚ the challenges evident in the international market coupled with the ever-growing energy demand calls for the need to institute ways of harnessing alternative sources of energy. Attempts to
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