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Articles tagged with: Climate Change
Ericsson Goes Green with the WWF
Ericsson and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Sweden have announced a partnership aimed to encourage the smart use of telecom solutions across industries to reduce global CO2 emissions. To achieve this, they will work together to promote climate-smart telecom solutions, and introduce the concept of being "climate-positive" to solution-driven companies in the ICT sector. more
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Telefonica: ICTs can reduce 15% of global emissions by 2020
Telefónica has pledged to lead an information and communication technologies (ICT) industry initiative to cut global CO2 emissions by 15 per cent before 2020. The world's fourth largest telecommunications company reinforced its drive to combat climate change by challenging ICTs to step up the development of energy-efficient devices, applications and networks. more
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Nigerian environment agency demands impact assessment for telecoms masts
APA - Lagos (Nigeria) The Director-General of Nigeria's National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Dr Ngeri Benebo, has said that telecommunication companies should conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) before installing their masts. more
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Track your fitness, environmental impact with cell phone applications
Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track. more
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Telenor Plans 40% Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2016
Telenor has announced that it plans to reduce the carbon intensity of its global operations with 40 per cent by 2016, compared to the 2007 level. Telenor is expecting continued strong growth in the business and in network traffic, but the total emissions in 2016 will be reduced to equal the already low 2007-level. more
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UK Consumers Using More Communication Services - but Paying Less
People in the UK are spending more time using communications services than ever before - but paying less for them, according to the annual report from the UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom. The report shows that in 2007 Brits spent an average of 7 hours and 9 minutes a day using an array of communications services - up by 6 minutes from 2002. This includes watching television, surfing the net, using mobiles, talking on a landline phone and listening to the radio. more
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Mobile Phones Change Birds' Tune
BERLIN, Jun 23 (Tierramérica).- Many wild birds are able to imitate the simple ringtones of mobile telephones, German ornithologists report, underscoring the influence of humans on the evolution of birds. more
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Vodafone Aims to Half its CO2 Emissions by 2020
Vodafone has said that by 2020 it intends to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50% against its 2006/7 baseline of 1.23 million tonnes. The company said that this target will be achieved principally by improvements in energy efficiency and increased use of renewable energy. more
Related Tags: wind-power, solar-power, phone-charger, o2, power-amplifiers, wind, vodafone-group
Motorola Ranked 4th Among America's Best Corporate Citizens
CRO magazine has named Motorola to its list of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The 2007 ranking, released this week, marks the second year in a row that Motorola has earned the fourth spot on the list and the fourth time that Motorola has appeared in the top 10. more
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Nokia Auctioning Special Handsets for Charity
Nokia and the music composer Brian Eno have jointly announced a charity auction to benefit two of Brian's favourite organisations - the Keiskamma Aids Treatment program and The World Land Trust. Starting on January 8th 2007 and ending on Febuary 12th 2007, a total of ten Nokia 8800 Sirocco Brian Eno Signature Edition mobile phones, individually numbered and engraved with Brian Eno's signature, will be auctioned online with all proceeds going directly to both charities. A certificate of authenticity will also accompany each auctioned phone. more