Category: Environment & Energy
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The Trump Administration should Keep the US in the Paris Climate Accord
By Stephen Harper, Global Director, Environment and Energy Policy at Intel “Reports abound that President Trump will soon announce a decision re whether the United States will remain with the Paris Climate Accord, an international agreement we committed to in December 2015. The Paris Accord was the culmination of over twenty years of international deliberations to find the best way...
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Intel Supports California’s Historic Energy Efficiency Standards for Computers
By Shahid A. Sheikh, Director Global Product Energy Policy and Regulations On December 14, 2016 the California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted the historic Computers and Monitors energy efficiency standard by a unanimous vote. In what proved to be challenging and lengthy negotiations between the CEC and industry over 4 years, the final standard that was issued, while tough, is achievable....
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An Extraordinary Time: 5G, IoT and Sustainability of the Future
By Bridget Karlin, Managing Director, IoT Strategy Group and Integrated Products Division, Intel Corporation From connected thermostats to self-driving vehicles, advanced connectivity is transforming our lives while saving energy and reducing pollution. But the full extent of IoT possibilities for sustainability has yet to be realized. Living in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way is increasingly important to people, corporations...
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Fostering the Internet of Things to Advance U.S. Leadership By Marjorie Dickman, Global Director and Managing Counsel, IoT Policy Intel commends the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for launching a request for comment today on “The Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things.” As the world undergoes the dramatic transformation from isolated systems to Internet-enabled devices that...
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Contributing to the President’s Climate Data Initiative By Stephen Harper, Global Director of Environment and Energy Policy for Intel, and co-chair of DESSC I had the pleasure yesterday of attending the White House Climate Data Initiative launch event in the Eisenhower Old Executive Office Building. Attended by over 150 persons, including senior White House staffers, the event was chaired by John Podesta, Senior Advisor to President Obama. Featuring...
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Intel Brussels welcomes a new blogger Hi ! My name is Julian Lageard and I’ve been working on EU environmental regulation for the past couple of decades. Europe can be proud of what it has achieved by setting the global bar from a competitiveness standpoint on laws such as the RoHS2 Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) which bans the use of lead in electronics. Similar legislation...
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Intel Testifies at Senate Hearing on Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Innovation This week, Intel’s global environmental director, Todd Brady, testified at a Senate hearing on corporate environmental responsibility and innovation. As the largest private sector employer in New Mexico and a company that believes that technological advancement and environmental sustainability go hand in hand, we were honored to be invited by Senator Udall to be a part of this discussion. Todd shared Intel’s...
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The European Union Takes the Next Step in Realizing the Energy Efficiency Potential of ICT As climate cognoscenti undoubtedly know, Europe has pledged itself to meet a goal of reducing both EU climate emissions and energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020. Certainly the European Union has set itself more ambitious targets in the carbon and energy efficiency realm than any other country or region that has affiliated itself with the so-called Copenhagen Accord.Achieving this...
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