Microsoft could save 45 million tons of CO2 emissions

Travis Daub at "Foreign Policy Passport" believes "Microsoft could save 45 million tons of CO2 emissions with a few lines of computer code"

Most machines already possess software that allows them to run more efficiently—to "sleep" in a low-power mode when not in use—but few people enable this feature.

So, Microsoft should issue a software upgrade to every computer running Microsoft Windows worldwide. The upgrade would adjust the machine's energy-saving settings for maximum efficiency.

Microsoft estimates that it costs $55 to $70 per year for an average business to allow one computer to sit idle. Multiply that times 100 million computers and you realize that the world spends $5 to $7 billion* dollars every year powering inactive computers. Shifting 100 million computers into low-power sleep mode for 12 hours per day could easily cut worldwide C02 production by 45 million tons per year. That is equivalent to wiping away a year's worth of CO2 produced by every household and industry in a country the size of Ireland. Dozens of power plants would no longer be needed.

Comments

[Jay Thakkar]

This is one of the best articles i read on CO2 emissions and Global warming.. all the time we keep on messing around with other sources... but we never want to compromise with technology...
This is a fantastic article...