CompTIA Submits Evidence of the IT Industry's Commitment to Cleaner and Greener World

CompTIA, the voice of the world’s information technology (IT) industry, says that a new study done by Climate Savers Computing Initiative (News - Alert) (CSCI) has revealed that there is a sizable reduction in the annual CO2 emissions associated with information technology (IT) equipments. This indicates that the IT industry is delivering on its commitment to a cleaner and greener world.

CompTIA (News - Alert) is a sponsor of CSCI, a global industry coalition formed in 2007 to reduce the environmental impact of new and emerging IT equipment through energy efficiency. The CSCI’s study has stated that the IT sector has reduced CO2 emission associated with IT equipment by more than 32 million metric tons across the globe since 2007.  

President and Chief Executive Officer of CompTIA, Todd Thibodeaux remarked that the results of this important study clearly indicate that the IT industry is on the right track. The industry remains committed and dedicated to CSCI’s energy efficiency mission and also looks forward to achieving even greater CO2 emission reductions in the coming years. 

By 2010, the CSCI seeks to reduce global CO2 emissions from the operation of computers by 54 million tons per year, equivalent to the annual output of 11 million cars or 10-20 coal-fired power plants. This reduction in emissions is calculated based on IDC (News - Alert) projections of desktop and server volumes in the years 2007-2011, using a baseline of 295 kWh/year energy consumption for a typical desktop in the first half of 2007. A latest research has also revealed that IT equipments carbon footprint have been decreased by 32 million to 36 million metric tons worldwide since 2007. 

Executive Director of the CSCI, Pat Tiernan, added that the computers wasted 50 percent of the power coming from the wall when CSCI was established in 2007. Through the collective efforts of their members, today hardware manufacturers, large IT buyers and other key partners, the IT sector has cut that waste by at least 25 percent for new systems. 

The CSCI has been collaborating with major companies in networking to lead the charge in developing industry-wide criteria to set energy efficiency standards for networking equipment. Specifically, their work will help bring to market high efficiency commercial and residential routers and switches, as well as commercial WLAN, security, and access devices. CSCI estimates that the global IT industry offsets 38 million metric tons of CO2 emissions by 2015 through the development and deployment of more energy efficient networking equipment worldwide which is equivalent to $5 billion in energy cost savings.