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The European Commission (EC) called on Europes information and communication technologies (ICT) industry to outline the practical steps it will take to become 20 per cent more energy-efficient by 2015. ICT equipment and services alone account for about 8 per cent of electrical power used in the EU and about 2 per cent of carbon emissions. But using ICT in a smart way could help reduce energy consumption in energy-hungry sectors such as buildings, transport and logistics and reduce carbon emissions. It asks EU countries to agree on common specifications for smart metering.
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