Save the planet. Transport bits. Not atoms. It can help. Five experts will be exploring the ideas behind using the Internet for dematerialization – the notion of replacing atoms with digital bits – and its impact on carbon emissions on our panel “Switching Atoms for Bits: The Web and Dematerialization” at the Green:Net 2010 conference. Green:Net 2010 takes place on April 29th at the Mission Bay conference center in San Francisco.
For example, within the process of manufacturing and shipping a CD, there are all sorts of embedded carbon costs. Not only does a digital download version of that CD make it easier for you to archive and play it on your favorite player, but it reduces significant energy consumption and carbon emissions. On the panel we will have experts looking at successful dematerialization case studies such as the Kindle and videoconferencing. We will also ask what other product categories are ripe for web-based dematerialization?
Green:Net is a conference packed with opportunities for learning and networking. We hope you can join us. GigaOM Readers can get a $50 discount – just follow this link and register now for Green:Net 2010
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