TY  - JOUR
AU  - Keleher, Annie
AU  - Dargusch, Paul
AU  - Hill, Genia
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/15
TI  - The Tension Between Growth and Innovation Led Greenhouse Gas Reductions in the Information and Communication Technology and Media and Entertainment Sector: A Case Study of AT&T Inc.
JO  - Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research
SP  - 013
VL  - 03
IS  - 02
AB  - With scientific consensus on climate change and growing public concern, firms are recognising the multiple risks associated with inaction on their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Entertainment & Media (E&M) sectors provide essential communications services, that are foundational for much of the modern world's social and economic systems. The ICT sector has already demonstrated success in innovations that enable emissions reductions. At the same time, the ICT industry is demanding an increasing share of global energy resources. AT&T Inc. is a significant actor in the ICT and E&M sectors providing a valuable case study for carbon management approaches and outcomes. They have demonstrated a year-on-year reduction in their emissions largely driven through abatement strategies in their fleet, electricity generation, and consumer electricity use. While technological innovations have historically neutralised the increasing demand for energy, this trend is predicted to shift in the coming decade. Achieving AT&T’s 2035 target of being carbon neutral will require significant efforts in transitioning to renewable energy sources, at the same time as developing technological solutions for the wider community.
SN  - 2766-6190
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/aeer.2202013
DO  - 10.21926/aeer.2202013
ID  - Keleher2022
ER  -