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Nature reflects our nature
Green IT
“Green Mindset”
Modern technology
Owes ecology
An apology.
- Alan M. Eddison
Here comes the time when we question our-
selves if we owe an apology to nature or not.
This is where we look back to the prints that we
have left in this long way of development. While
taking technologies as a powerful source to im-
prove standard of living it has mostly been bur-
densome to nature as it slowly kills everything
with or without life in them. Technologies and
innovation actually eats up plenty of natural re-
sources, from the raw materials needed to man-
ufacture them, the power used to run them, and
the problems of disposing them at end of life.
With the rapid growth of technology, there has
been a debate on if we are overusing technology
in our lives. Some people see technology as a
force that has escaped from human control while
others feel that technology is continually improv-
ing our life. Modern world needs a modern way
of handling things. As a solution to these prob-
lems the concept of green IT has been enthrall-
ing world since 1992 when U.S. Environmental
protection agency launched Energy Star, a vol-
untary labeling program that helps organizations
save money and reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions. We have often heard about Information
Technology but most of us are still unaware
about Green IT In the past few years, environ-
mentalism is not showing signs of slowing down,
the number of individuals, corporations, and gov-
ernments that are jumping on a “green train” Is
growing at the fast pace. Companies today have
realized that going green has the potential to
save millions of dollars in long-term, reducing the
operational cost which can actually make Earth a
better place to live.
the United States conducted one teleconference
instead of a domestic business trip, we would
save $25.4 billion dollars in travel expenses and
10.5 million tons of CO2 in just one year. Simi-
larly, e-marketing instead of paper marketing can
also be a good choice for better world. So, now
we can think about how much money and time
we have been wasting since this long along with
CO2 emission.
In case of Nepal there are many such examples
of Green IT. Many Environmental and non-envi-
ronmental graduates are working in the field of
Green IT with the common aim of achieving sus-
tainable and stable future. Nepal is predicted to
be following the policy promoting green econo-
my with adaptable, simple, cost-effective and af-
fordable technology in coming days. Some of the
example of Green IT initiated in Nepal are:
Laxmi Bank installed solar lights in Bagma-
ti Bridge, the Green Angel project has created
green jobs for rural and young Nepali women
helping them in a self-sustained business of
making, and distributing cloth and paper shop-
ping bags to replace use of polythene bags in
Kathmandu, Dabur Nepal etc.
A small step from individual can change the sce-
nario of Earth’s future. With inspiration from the
success stories of different people all around
the world we Students of Environment Science
at Kathmandu University have decided to take
a small initiative and work sustainably. This year
we are publishing our annual magazine in elec-
tronic forms too in order to reduce use of papers
and also to cut down paper wastes. Though this
step might seem very small but this is how we
grow and learn. So, instead of business mindset
let’s use Green IT for the sake of nature and for
sake of our life then we are no longer far from a
sustainable planet that holds up dignity and pride
of every human. Let’s work sustainably and let’s
Use of Web conferencing instead of traveling to start seeking what we and our future generations
meetings is an example of green way that saves deserve.
Sarana Tuladhar
huge amounts of time and money. According to
B.Sc. Environment Science
ecopreneurist if every small business owner in
2nd year (Batch-2017)
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