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Published onSeptember 23, 2019
published onSeptember 23, 2019
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Amidst the growing global concern regarding climate change, 14 CEOs of some of the biggest game franchises in the industry are getting together to form the Playing for the Planet Alliance to combat CO2 emissions.
TheAlliance’s announcement was made during a UN Secretary-General led Climate Action Summitat UN Headquarters today, September 23,2 2019 and included representatives from Microsoft, Rovio, Google, Sony Interactive, Ubisoft, Sybo and more have made a pledge to combat a growing climate crisis making changes in game design, energy management, packaging, and device recycling to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 million tons.
Microsoft executive vice president of gaming, Phil Spencer spoke to the new commitments, “Climate change is impacting each industry and every sector, and we believe technology can play a critical role in enabling and empowering the response to this challenge. Initiatives like our Minecraft Build a Better World Campaign and CarbonNeutral Xbox pilot provide a great opportunity to tap into Microsoft’s technology sustainability and gaming community to make a difference in this key area of our business.”
Perhaps, in an effort to be transparent and accountable, various commitments were created and facilitated by UNEP with support by Playmob and following the GRID-Arendal study Playing For the Planet. The combined efforts help detail and outline what each company plans to do to reach a united goal of reducing CO2 emissions.
On the face of it, the video game industry stepping in and making changes to combat further irreparable climate change seems tangential at best, several franchise CEO’s highlight the reach gaming has with a combined audience of up to 2 billion people playing games. With an audience of close to a quarter fo the population, the gaming industry’s lead in altering practices to address a global crisis could go a long way to exacting change.
Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.
He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.
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Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security
