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The A to Z of green IT
Green is the new black...

By Gemma Simpson

Published: Wednesday 21 November 2007

Zero emissions

While many companies are first focusing on cutting carbon emissions as they start to ramp up their eco-agendas, the holy grail of going green is achieving zero emissions.

Green IT from A to Z

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A is for Abroad
B is for Blades
C is for Carbon footprint
D is for Data centres
E is for Energy sources
F is for Freecycle
G is for Government
H is for Homeworking
I is for Ice caps
J is for Jobs (Steve)
K is for Kilowatts
L is for Landfill
M is for Mercury
N is for Nanogeneration
O is for Offsetting
P is for Paperless office
Q is for Queen
R is for Recycling
S is for SmartPlanet.com
T is for Travel
U is for Upgrade
V is for Virtualisation
W is for WEEE
X is for Xmas
Y is for You
Z is for Zero emissions

Zero emissions simply refers to emitting no waste products that pollute the environment or disrupt the climate.

Managed services provider Centrinet launched what it claims is the UK's first data centre with zero carbon emissions earlier this year. The data centre has been built 100 metres underground in a former RAF radar station, with all the power it uses coming from UK-based wind farms.

Banks have also been aiming for the zero carbon goal posts. Jon Williams, head of group sustainable development at HSBC, claimed the company has a zero-carbon branch in New York and wind and solar energy trials at its UK training centre at Bricket Wood in Hertfordshire also on its agenda.