IBM to Fight Asia Pacific Region’s Carbon Emissions

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IBM has announced a global agreement to deliver and deploy GreenCert with Enterprise Information Management, C-Lock Technology (C-Lock) and Foxconn/Hon Hai Technology Group. GreenCert is a system that calculates and certifies the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by a facility.

As the scientific dialogue of global warming continues to loom large all over the world, companies are waking up to the need to save energy and conserve out precious environment. GreenCert provides new credibility for the carbon trading markets spotlighting global environmental issues.

Under the terms of this new agreement, GreenCert technology will be available in Asia Pacific region for the first time. Originally developed in the United States by IBM (News - Alert) and its business partners, EIM and C-Lock, GreenCert is an information technology solution for environmental protection and energy production. Allowing customers to use it as a base for carbon trading, the system also offers instant data analysis and test reports.

“Our clients have identified a great need for accurate measurements in carbon trading. To meet this demand, IBM worked closely with EIM and C-Lock to develop GreenCert, which replaces manual calculation with computational technology. This can help enterprises collect pollutant emission data and allow them to conduct carbon trading and follow environment protection rules in their countries,” said Mark Easton, vice president of IBM software sales.

To help make the GreenCert technology system meet the specific needs of different Asian industries, Foxconn will recruit a number of software engineers. According to the company, it will also work to make the companies Asia Pacific region realize their social responsibilities toward energy savings and carbon emissions reductions.

In June last year, IBM announced that it would expand its global efforts to deliver greater energy efficiency to businesses facing skyrocketing energy costs, environmental concerns and corporate sustainability requirements. To help the companies bridge the gap between the mandate for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) to build “greener” technology infrastructures, the company introduced new services, technologies and financing.