GW-ND : Google unevils plan to save the world

Source : copyright 2008 buziness green

Google, has recently proposed its plan from which it looks forward thinking, how US should transition for adopting a low carbon economy.
The proposal set by google plans the strategy for US to cut its energy usage viz. coal and oil, along with the cut in the usage of car's fossil fuels by 40%, and these all to be done by 2030.
The cheif executive, Eric Scmidt, during unveiling of their strategy, said "It's cheaper to fix global warming than to ignore it, the payback on energy efficiency is enormous."
The company said that it will be lobbing government for adopting this strategy & is expected to call upon some important figures who are highly influential in the process. Say for example, Schmidt is a business advisor to presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Schmidt, describing the "first iteration" of this energy plan of google, said that it would be costing less than the proposed $700 billion rescue package designed to bail out the financial industry.

Few points under this strategy were told as :
1> implementation of stricter building codes
2> a commitment to expand wind and solar tax credits.
3> the development of a US carbon cap-and-trade system, built around carefully allocated emission permits and a stable carbon price.

This policy is new in the field of initiatives from amongst those, designed to help tackle the global climate change. And for its initial success, the company has already invested $45 million to the companies involved in making wind, solar and geothermal technologies. also, google has joined the GE (general electric) for enhancing the development of new power grid technology,and has called for the roll out of smart meters to help improve energy efficiency in the home.
According to the prediction, the new efficiency standards for computers will be helpful in cutting energy consumption significantly by 2010, adding that the servers it is oweing, is currently using only 20 per cent of the average datacentre energy consumption.
At last Schmidt added that it was the keen interest of everyone to promote clean energy.

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