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Press release on Climate | Energy

CeBIT 2010: Protecting climate and resources with Green IT

The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) will be present with information about green information and communications technology, also known as green IT, at the CeBIT computer trade fair held 2-6 March 2010 in Hannover. Visitors to the booth in Hall 8 will learn about the environmental strain caused by computers and the like and how it can be relieved. One example: the production of a single new laptop requires an average 900 kilos of raw materials, almost 4,000 litres of water, and produces about 600 kilos of carbon dioxide emissions (calculated in CO2 equivalents). Our little electronic helpers are real heavyweights in ecological terms, which is why high-standard recycling as well as ecological design are important. The professional approach to this will be shown by UBA in cooperation with recycling experts from the Fujitsu Technology Solutions company through use of a live recycling loop for laptops and TFT monitors. read more

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