I am really liking this announcement from Microsoft and The Clinton Foundation. Rather than trying to push top down initiatives, its designed to support local government organisations that want to reduce carbon emissions. Its a very greenmonky story at first glance –
“The Clinton Foundation and Microsoft Corp. today announced a long-term partnership to develop a suite of technology tools that will enable cities to accurately monitor, compare and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The technology will include both software and services.”
My complaint – why is this initiative only aimed at the world’s 40 largest cities? Sure they account for the lion’s share of world pollution, but its a core roots up concept that every little helps, and small contributions can add up to big macro effects. It is nice to see a tech vendor not just making a green datacenter play though.