This December the long awaited Summit of the Climate of Copenhagen will take place, in hopes of moving toward a new plan to replace the Kyoto protocol which expires in 2013. 12 years have passed since Kyoto’s global agreement changed our way of life and we’ve only partially fulfilled its intentions and objectives, proving that creating structural changes in global economic activities is a great challenge. Moving forward in that pursuit, the substitution of certain services and the transfer of economic activities to the internet will be more important than ever before. Without a doubt, a good part of the solution to reduce environmental impact happens through intensive use of technology, but much more could be accomplished if emphasis was placed on its utilization globally. For example, studies show that if 20% of the citizens in the European Union used videoconferencing instead of traveling to a designated destination for a meeting, the release of 22 million tons of CO2 would be avoided.
The fact is, normality’s which have persisted until the present time have made environmental initiatives unattainable, and alternatives presented in the form of computer technology must be put to use if we ever hope to enhance our environment. By utilizing software like Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Virtual Classrooms , we can all benefit from their positive effects both ecologically and economically.
