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2. Environment and ICT: what are we talking about?
In the first part of this article, we discussed the main environmental impacts of ICT services. In the second part of the article, we'll look in a little more detail at the nature of these impacts, so as to be able to present possible solutions.
This analysis will be based on a breakdown according to the three main stages of the life cycle:
equipment design and production;
use of equipment and services;
end of life.
2.1 Equipment manufacturing phase
IT and telecoms equipment are products that require an industrial production infrastructure that has an extremely high environmental impact.
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Bibliography
- (1) - - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_computing#cite_note-8 .
- (2) - - FORRESTER. – Mapping IT's Green Opportunities, Get Ready For Green IT 2.0 :
Websites
French reference portal for Green IT (the environmental impact of IT activities):
The site brings together information and work published by the CNRS-supported IT working group. It includes studies on the environmental impact of equipment manufacturing:
Standards and norms
The European Code of Conduct for data centers has already been presented in this article. It can be retrieved at the following address: http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/energyefficiency/html/standby_initiative_data_centers.htm
Regulations
Directive 2002/95/EC – RoHs: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
Directive 2002/96/EC – WEEE: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Decree no. 2009-1139 of September 22, 2009: directive...
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Organizations – Associations – Federations (non-exhaustive list)
Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) :
Alliance Green IT (AGIT), an association of Green IT professionals in France, launched in September 2011. To date, it has around twenty members:
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