Unraveling Green Information Technology Systems as a Global Greenhouse Gas Emission Game-Changer

Katundu Imasiku,Etienne Ntagwirumugara,Valerie Thomas

doi:10.3390/admsci9020043

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Green information technology systems (Green ITS) are proposed as a strategy to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and other environmental impacts while supporting ecological sustainable development. The Green ITS concept combines both Green information technology (IT) and Green information system (IS) applications. The Green ITS concept has the potential to combat the carbon emission problem globally, beyond simply Green IT, because it combines management, organizational, and technology dimensions of climate change mitigation and adaptation, especially if supported by global policy. Examples include life cycle assessment software for measuring GHG emissions, and software for monitoring GHG emissions. Previous studies on environmental burdens such as GHGs, water and air pollution, energy losses and other forms of waste alongside socio-economic dependent variables including renewable resources and climate change policies are reviewed and synthesized. The research analysis conjointly points to the usage of renewable resources such as solar and wind as a critical strategy to scale back GHG emissions and enhance green growth. Empirical evidence shows that developed countries can reduce their carbon emissions while developing countries can utilize carbon emission-free technologies as they aspire to achieve development. The two significant benefits of the Green ITS strategy are first, to provide the environmental benefits of reducing greenhouse emissions and other environmental impacts and second, to enhance global green growth, which supports achievement of ecological sustainable development. Green ITS tools support achievement of the UN SDG 7, 13 and 15, which emphasize clean energy, climate action and ecological sustainable development, respectively. Future research directions include the formulation of a strategy to combat GHGs and design of a system to monitor carbon emissions and other waste remotely.

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Greenhouse gases (GHGs) including carbon dioxide (CO2 ), nitrous oxide (N2 O) and methane (CH4 ), facilitate to balance the Earth’s temperature through a thermal heat exchange
The carbon emission cuts of any equipment should be accounted for both the manufacturing and the usage stages within or outside the country of manufacture and usage so that the design engineers may decide on the best solution
Pursuing Green information technology systems (ITS) to create more sustainable businesses would benefit the local communities, customers, investors and future generations. This is achievable if stronger policies exist because the CO2 emission cutbacks have been left to be addressed through corporate social responsibility (CSR) and this approach has to date yielded little or no positive result

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Greenhouse gases (GHGs) including carbon dioxide (CO2 ), nitrous oxide (N2 O) and methane (CH4 ), facilitate to balance the Earth’s temperature through a thermal heat exchange. Because of fossil fuel burning, the GHG concentration within the atmosphere has increased, with consequent global climate change. This calls for reducing GHG emissions by the use of renewable energy resources, efficient energy utilization, transforming GHGs to non-greenhouse compounds and capture or perhaps storage of GHGs (Liu 2012). Since carbon dioxide (CO2 ) makes up the vast. 2019, 9, 43 majority of GHG emissions, this research study will focus on carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions and address the other GHGs, pollution and waste footprints. The authors use CO2 emissions as a synonym for GHG emissions

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