Concerns over rising energy costs as well as the state of the environment are spurring more organizations to develop sustainable game plans. While technology alone won't solve those problems -- planning and corporate culturals shifts are essential -- there are plenty of green-tech tools on the market to help. Concerns over rising energy costs as well as the state of the environment are spurring more organizations to develop sustainable game plans. While technology alone won’t solve those problems — planning and corporate culturals shifts are essential — there are plenty of green-tech tools on the market to help.That will be one of the topics discussed a free upcoming conference this month in New York City, verbosely called “The Positive Impact of ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) on the Environment and Climate Change.” UN-GAID (United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development) and AIT (Association for Information Technologies) Global are the organizers. Among presentations at the conference, Green Grid Boardmember Bruce Shaw will be leading a panel discussion called “A Look at Technology’s Role in Environmental Change.” Experts will talk about technology improvements that make it easier to succeed in the “green revolution” and the role ICT will take. Tutorials will illustrate cover topics such as how ICT can: expand environmental information; amplify environmental leadership and responsibility; redefine the efficient datacenter; reduce paper dependency (a topic near and dear to my heart); and more. The conference is a two-day event, Nov. 27 and 28 at the United Nations HQ in NYC — and like I said, it’s free. That’s a tough deal to beat. For more information or to register, go to www.aitglobal.com . Technology Industry