Next year
Hardware maker Dell
says it will become carbon neutral by next year. Under an environmental
plan which was announced yesterday, the computer maker said will make its
operations carbon-neutral by 2008, a year early.
It will manage this
through a variety of methods, including buying so-called carbon offsets,
replacing incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent and requiring parts
suppliers to list information on their environmental policies.
Dell,
will find ways to offset every kilo of greenhouse gas generated in the
production, transportation and sales of its computers.This will include
using renewable energy sources such as wind, managing electricity use more
efficiently and planting trees, which gradually absorb carbon dioxide as
they mature.
