CHAPTER 14

Trend 10—Green Computing

Introduction

Green Computing is part of society’s general trend to move to a greener world which is being triggered to combat the very real risk and worry of climate change.

Climate change is caused by society’s increased use of burning fossil fuels (such as oil, gas, and coal) which releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and acts as a blanket around the globe, stopping the sun’s heat from leaving, and therefore increasing global temperatures. These temperature increases will upset the delicate interconnected environmental global eco-system which will then cause changes to long-term shifts in global temperatures and weather patterns which will then, in turn, cause major issues globally with rising sea ...

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