Climate Savers Computing Initiative launched

19/06/2007

The Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a proactive move by leading computer companies to improve substantially upon the energy efficiency of their products. These companies will be working in unison with the US Environmental Protection Agency (which runs the Energy Star label in the USA) to push towards improved power consumption of computers.

Primarily, this scheme will address computer power supplies and power management - two areas where considerable improvements can be achieved, but only through the coordinated efforts of major players in the industry. Climate Savers will initially be based on the Energy Star program for certification, but in future will introduce stricter standards. While Energy Star is used in public procurement specifications in the USA, aiming to qualify the top performing 25% of the market, the Climate Savers initiative may eventually provide a mechanism for purchasers to identify the very best of the energy efficient computers on the market. In addition, as Climate Savers is working closely with Energy Star, it is likely that the two initiatives will complement each other going forwards.

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