Green IT is good but it's not enough!
summary
Green IT cuts device and data‑center lifecycle emissions but only accounts for 2–4% of greenhouse gases (some estimates at 1.6%), so the real push is to apply IT toward broader sustainability: use the SUSAF framework and UN SDGs to run impact assessments for apps and services, strengthen business cases (internal carbon pricing, social value, unrepresented stakeholders) and advocate for policy change. Concrete warnings include AI data centers rising emissions, Dieselgate as a tech‑for‑bad case, and proven tools like Energy Star, EPEAT and data‑center codes.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Green IT limitations
- 3:21Defining Green IT
- 5:13Green IT successes
- 6:58Green IT’s impact limits
- 8:23Beyond Green IT
- 10:30Why Green IT alone is insufficient
- 13:25Lack of IT impact tools
- 15:40Ethical dilemmas in tech
- 17:32Sustainability business cases
- 21:26Advocacy and climate action
- 23:12Summary and call to expand
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