A Multi-level perspective on a transition towards Green IT in the Netherlands
F.H.A. Kreuger (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
A.C. Smit – Mentor (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
A.M.G. Zuiderwijk-van Eijk – Mentor (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
C.C.R. Penna – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
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Abstract
Global warming is one of the biggest societal problems in 2023. The share of IT usage within this problem has been growing rapidly in the last decades, and this is likely to continue. To stop the increasing footprint of IT (usage) a significant change is required. However, due to the pervasive nature of IT integration in our daily lives, this is a very complex undertaking. Greening the IT sector would require multidimensional changes in technologies, behaviors, regulations and so on. Apart from the need of IT in society, most people within society are not aware of the consequences of IT usage...