Project Management: Greenhouse Gas Impact and Green IT Solutions

This report examines the impact of greenhouse gas emissions and explores how green information technology (IT) can mitigate these effects. The paper reviews several articles highlighting the benefits of green IT in reducing carbon dioxide levels, combating global warming, and promoting environmental sustainability. It emphasizes that Green IT not only minimizes environmental impact but also leads to significant savings in energy, water, and operational expenses. The report delves into specific strategies and recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of green IT practices. The findings underscore the importance of adopting sustainable computing methods to address climate change challenges and improve overall organizational efficiency. The report also covers the positive impacts on employee health and well-being through improved air quality and a healthier work environment.

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Project management: Impact of green hose gases and how IT can handle it through green
information technology
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Abstract
The paper generally reflects on the impact of greenhouse gas emission and the benefits of
utilizing green information technology. It is found that a number of articles are generally
reviewed that reflects that the probability climatic change, increase level of Co2 as well as
global warming due to the greenhouse gas emission gets reduced if green information
technology is used. The findings of the paper helps in stating that Green IT no only helps in
reducing the environmental impact but also helps in saving energy, water as well as other
expenses in the organization. Moreover, a number of recommendations are also provided
which are further helpful in reducing the level of greenhouse emission.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
1.1 Problem overview............................................................................................................3
1.2 Investigation.....................................................................................................................3
2. Related work..........................................................................................................................3
3. Proposed solution...................................................................................................................5
4. Results....................................................................................................................................5
5. Findings..................................................................................................................................6
6. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................7
7. Recommendation....................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................9

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1. Introduction
1.1 Problem overview
The paper generally focuses on the impact of greenhouse gas emission and the way in
which the problem can be handled with the help of green information technology. It is
identified that the level of concentration of the entire greenhouse gas is generally enhancing
and the major reason behind it is the various activities of the human. Due to greenhouse gas
emission, change within the climate of the environment is seen. It is further determined that
change within the concentration level of carbon dioxide is around 40% from the time of
industrial revolution. Thus, the various types of abrupt changes that are mainly occurring are
mainly creating different types of disruption within the environment of earth. Moreover, it is
further creating a change within the temperature quite faster when comparison is generally
made with the natural ecosystem.
1.2 Investigation
In order to resolve the issue that is occurring due to greenhouse gas emission, it is
necessary to implement green IT that is considered as an important practices that generally
assists in minimizing the impact of IT operations on the environment. It is quite necessary to
undertake proper investigation with the help of secondary data collection method in order to
reduce the use of hazardous materials by properly enhancing the efficiency of the energy
during the product lifetime that further helps in promoting biodegradability of the products.
2. Related work
According to Bai, Kusi-Sarpong and Sarkis (2017), the greenhouse gas concentration
is generally enhancing quite rapidly and it further increases the chances of global warming

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which generally has a profound impact on the global agriculture and can cause pollution. It is
identified that an on-going research is generally required to be developed which further
assists in allowing various practices which is helpful in properly displaying proper influence
within an environment (Dezdar, 2017). It is also identified that green IS related theories are
generally helpful in developing proper prescription that further include different types of
information and data about the effective information as well as various types of outcome
based measurement. In addition to this, it is found that change within the climate is creating
impact on the development of various types of hydropower and various types of
consequences on the operation of the electric grid.
According to Shevchuk and Oinas-Kukkonen (2016), the problem of greenhouse gas
can be reduced by utilizing biomass however the presence of biomass is in limited quantity
and therefore it is mainly used in order to deliver the most significant impacts. It is necessary
to examine the different types of greenhouse gas merits effectively in a very much scientific
manner by using proper life cycle consistent based life cycle assessment methodology. The
outcomes of the assessment helps in showcasing that bioenergy are quite beneficial for
delivering very much cost effective method of greenhouse gas reduction. It is stated by Jr et
al. (2017) that the greenhouse technology is one of the technology that helps in reviewing the
relationship that mainly exists within the green IT that is mainly based on the adaptations of
various type of medium as well as small size of the organizations. The finding of the paper
helps in suggesting that the harmony that exists within the different SMEs is mainly required
for the environmental as well as technological influences (Zaman & Sedera, 2016).
Moreover, the study assists in properly determining various types of intervention that is based
on different types of parties who are mainly concerned for the different stakeholders who are
mainly driven by the green technology.

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According to Anthony (2016), green IT is one of the practice of environmentally
sustainable based computing and it further assists in minimizing the negative impact on the
different IT operations on the environment quite effectively for operating, designing,
disposing as well as manufacturing the various types of computer related products within an
eco-friendly way (Raisinghani & Idemudia, 2019). This further helps in motivating different
types of green practices which further reduce the utilization of various types of materials and
further helps in enhancing efficiency during the lifetime of the product. This technology is
adopted any a number of companies that further helps in replacing the entire devices as well
as peripherals.
3. Proposed solution
After properly analyzing different journal articles and papers, it is found that
implementation of greenhouse information technology. This technology is selected in order to
reduce the greenhouse gases on the environment as it is one of the systematic application
within the sustainability criteria for the development, sourcing as well as disposal of different
types of IT technical infrastructure within the IT human as well as different types of
managerial practices that both directly as well as indirectly helps in addressing the
sustainability of the environment within the entire organizations.
4. Results
One of the best benefits that is accomplished due to the implementation of greenhouse
information technology is helpful in providing a number of advantages According to (), one
of the most important benefit that is achieved within the workplace by going green is
reduction in the energy bills as well as utilization of water (Yang et al., 2018). It is found that
most of the companies generally use motion sensing faucets that will automatically help in

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turning off the and thus helps in reducing the wastage of water. Moreover, utilization of
different types of green technology within the business will be helpful in reducing the general
office based supply expenses (Hernandez & Ona, 2016). Furthermore, it is found that many
eco-friendly steps by the companies are helpful in properly delivering improvement in
context to productivity. The mobile devices as well as different types of messaging systems
and appliances which are utilized are mainly helpful in properly improving the air quality
that further helps in creating impact on the way in which people generally perform various
types of jobs.
5. Findings
It is found that due to the adoption of green information technology there will be
reduction within the energy utilization as the use of different green computing techniques
helps in translating within lower carbon dioxide emission that furthers reduces the use of
fossil fuels within the power plants as well as transportation (Esfahani, Rahman & Zakaria
2015). In addition to this, it is found that it helps in conserving various types of resources
which mainly means that very much little amount of energy is needed for producing, using as
well as disposing various types of products. Furthermore, the green computing helps in
changing the government policy that further helps in encouraging recycling as well as
lowering energy utilization within the business as well as individuals (Hatfield-Dodds et al.,
2017). It is also analyzed that the risks that are present within the laptops can also be reduced
as those types of risks could cause cancer and cause damage within the entire immune
reactions. Implementation of green IT generally helps in providing the potential of saving
money and this types off savings are used in different other aspects of the business that
further helps in generating more revenue for the organization. After the implementation of
Green IT, the most important benefit that is achieved is within the health of the employees

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that further improves the air quality, temperature climate as well as various types of other
factors.
6. Conclusion
It can be concluded from the entire paper that the issues including global warming,
climatic change as well increased level of CO2 in the environment needs to be resolved
effectively in order to save the environment. The paper reviews a number of paper as well as
journal articles and identifies that implementation of Green information technology would be
helpful in resolving the issue. It is analyzed that Green IT helps in minimizing the energy
utilization that further reduces the emission of the carbon gases and generally creates less
impact on the environment. Moreover, it is analyzed that green IT utilization helps in
providing other advantages including saving water, reducing electric bill, supply expenses
and more.
7. Recommendation
The following recommendations can be used in order to reduce the challenges that
occur due to greenhouse gases.
 Reduction of greenhouse emission is possible by properly expanding the urban park
as well as improving the bike as well as pedestrian infrastructure. It further helps in
introducing different forms of public space including the park lets as well as
underpass parks.
 Increase coverage of various types of street tress for the purpose of shade as well as
expansion of the green as well as cool roofs are helpful in adapting to higher average
temperate along with various types of varied fluctuations within the district.

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 It is necessary to develop proper comprehensive green infrastructure that helps in
leveraging the existence of the grey infrastructure.
 Setting clear as well as ambitious targets in order to achieve zero waste within the
district for measuring the progress against the various targets.
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Dezdar, S. (2017). Green information technology adoption: Influencing factors and extension
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