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Intel, Google, Dell, HP and a range of other computing, environmental and research groups have started the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. The goal of the project is to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting aggressive new targets for energy-efficient computers and components, and promoting the adoption of energy-efficient computers and power management tools worldwide. The main target is 90 percent efficiency for power supplies by 2010, which if achieved, would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 54 million tons per year and save more than USD 5.5 billion in energy costs. Initial companies who intend to participate in the initiative represent both the demand and supply side of the computer industry, including computer manufacturers and chipmakers, as well as environmental groups, energy companies, retailers and government agencies. The Climate Savers Computing Initiative licensed its name from the WWF Climate Savers program, which involves several companies working to reduce their carbon footprint. The initiative’s energy efficiency benchmarks will initially follow the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star guidelines, but with increasing requirements during the next several years. Other initial members of the initiative are Advanced Micro Devices, Canonical, Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, Coldwatt, Delta Electronics, eBay, EDS, EMC, Fujitsu, Hipro Technology, Hitachi, IBM, LANDesk Software, Lenovo, Linux Foundation, MIT, Microsoft, Natural Resources Defense Council, NEC, One Laptop Per Child, PG&E, Power-One, Quanta Computer, Rackable Systems, Red Hat, Starbucks, Sun Microsystems, Supermicro Computer, Ubuntu, Unisys, University of Michigan, Verdiem, World Resources Institute, World Wildlife Fund and Yahoo!.

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