Telecommunications networks can help reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by almost 5% by 2015 and deliver up to $6.6 billion a year in cost savings for Australian businesses and households, according to a new report released today by Telstra.

The report is a study by climate change experts, Climate Risk. Climate Risk’s Director of Science and Systems, Dr Karl Mallon, said:

“This Report provides the first significant, practical analysis in Australia of the use of telecommunications to achieve increased energy conservation and clean energy production. Our analysis found that by harnessing smarter networks and devices it is possible to deliver reduced emissions while also reducing expenditure on energy for the end use.”

Learn more:

• Full report: Towards a High-Bandwidth, Low-Carbon Future: Telecommunications-based Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (www.telstra.com.au, PDF - 5.3MB)
• Podcast: Dr Phil Burgess Telstra Group Managing Director Public Policy & Communications and Climate Risk author Dr Karl Mallon
• Read Telstra's Media release and speeches from the event, visit the Corporate Responsibilty section on Telstra's website (www.telstra.com.au).

In the media

• Telstra hits green button (www.news.com.au)
• Broadband could cut carbon (www.theage.com.au)