A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has concluded that the Internet and other information communication and technology (ICT) elements produce over 830 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year.
The two-way communication between the scientific and business communities must be enhanced to ensure competitiveness of the Malaysian green technology industry in the global market, according to a report by Malaysia’s state-run news Agency, Bernama.
Panasonic has opened an “eco ideas” Factory in Vietnam which is aimed at producing eco-friendly products with sustainable industry practices and raising the level of eco consciousness in the local community.
From the second half of next year all building owners in Singapore will have to comply with the city state’s Green Mark standards, following an amendment to the Building Control Act. The city state has also launched a new dedicated green building rating system for data centers.
According to a recent report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice, investment in energy-efficient telecom network infrastructure will reach USD194 billion annually by 2016.
All told, these investments could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the telecom industry by 32 percent by 2016 compared to a business-as-usual scenario, the study concludes.
New research says that green IT and sustainability are emerging as key concerns for businesses, investors and policymakers in India and should be valued at USD70 billion by 2015.
Taiwan mobile phone maker HTC and UK network operator O2 have announced that the new, as yet unmade, version of HTC’s handset, will be sold without a battery charger in a bid to cut down waste.
In a report in the UK’s Guardian newspaper O2 estimates that of the 30 million new phones sold annually in the UK, 70 percent of their buyers already have a compatible charger for the handset.
The "flagship" HTC phone – expected to be unveiled shortly is expected to be a five-inch version of HTC's existing high-profile One X smartphone.
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Toshiba have developed an advanced cooling technology that will enable data centers to be more energy efficient, cutting energy bills by one-third, according to a report by ScienceDaily.
A team of researchers at the City University of Hong Kong, backed by funding from Starbucks, are working on a new "biorefinery" that would turn food waste into something useful.
As CleanBiz Asia reported last week, the bodies of evidence that southeast Asian nations are facing ever-rising risks of natural disaster are again mounting. Maplecroft's second Natural Hazards Risk Atlas and the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012 highlight the risks that Asian cities and coastal areas are facing from events such as flooding, earthquakes and tropical cyclones.
South Korean scientists are claiming they've developed a new material that speeds recharging batteries and could be a boon for the electric vehicle industry.
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) and IBM yesterday announced a three-year research collaboration and signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) under which IBM researchers will work with NEA to develop advanced modeling and predictive capabilities to address key environmental concerns in Singapore such as air quality, extreme weather events, dengue outbreaks and food poisoning incidents.
IT market research firm Frost & Sullivanhas released an analysis of the power management software sector which predicts business will nearly triple between 2010 and 2017, achieving estimated revenues of USD1.57 billion by then.
The the twin trends of cloud computing and smart grids have boosted the demand for power management software, as energy monitoring, modeling, and management is necessary to ensure energy optimization.
Fujitsu of Japan is offering to allow the Thai government to use its innovative environment monitoring system to ease pollution at Map Ta Phut industrial estate through a pilot project.
The State Council yesterday approved a blueprint to promote seven strategic industries by 2015 as part of its efforts to reform the country's economy and underpin long-term growth, according to news agencies.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and the Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd. today jointly announced the establishment of the world's first process to extract rare earth metals from various used parts in Honda products
China's rare earth industry set up an association over the weekend which it says is aimed at spurring healthy development in the sector, according to Xinhua.
The output value of China's environmental equipment industry rose 31.64 percent year-on-year to reach 130.46 billion yuan (USD20.71 billion) in 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said today.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.
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