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EU to declare war on business trips
The European Commission will be proposing a set of recommendations to encourage the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to curb greenhouse gases emissions. Brussels will suggest that firms use more teleworking and cut down on business trips.
Viviane Reding, the EU's information society commissioner, announced the forthcoming recommendation in a speech to the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday (29 September). One of the main proposals is to cut private business trips by 20%, replacing them with video conferences. This could "save more than 22 million tons of CO2 per year," according to one Commission official.
16/Nov/2009