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IT Industry looks for Inclusion in Copenhagen Talks

Author: 
Tessa Goodwin
Posted Date: 
December 3, 2009
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As the United Nations Climate Change Conference fast approaches, the IT industry is revving up their case for IT’s inclusion in the talks. It’s previously been stated that the IT industry will be mentioned in the draft climate treaty, but now the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is asking for a more specific clause that sees the IT industry included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

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