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The main goal of this study is to examine the Green IT (Information Technology) application strategies through the world. The strategies will be explained by real life cases from several sectors. Nowadays, it is seen that the amount of carbon dioxide emission caused by information technologies worldwide is responsible for 2% of total carbon dioxide emissions. However, with the increasing and widespread use of information technologies, this figure is expected to increase in the coming years. If IT systems can be designed and used in accordance with the Green Information Technologies in the world, it will be possible to prevent the increase of the share of information technologies in CO2 emissions. One of the first efficient results of green information technologies is the sleep mode that is activated when the user is not actively using the computer for a certain period. Turkey is advancing the use of information and communication services in parallel with the world. As the industry is developing, greenhouse gas emissions are low compared to developed countries, but the use of information technologies is becoming widespread. Therefore, it is possible to predict that this low rate will increase in the future. The purpose of this study is to benefit the literature about Green IT applications by the examples from the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Nowadays various electronic products as a result of technological developments are produced and used. All these electronic products lead to an increase in environmental problems. Previous research revealed that 3 percent of the total world waste were generated by the electonic waste and carbon dioxide emissions and 2 percent of it were generated by the information technology. The increase in environmental problems and the impacts of electronic products on environment have led to the raise of Green IT's importance. In this context, this study aims at determining the factors which affect the college students' technological products' preferences in Green IT and then the impact levels of these factors. In this vein, 221 college students from Yalova University were reached. Data were collected by these students via a face-toface survey method and these data were analyzed through some statistical programs. According to the results, it was found that the factor of Individual Effect had no impact on Buying Intention whereas other factors such as Collectivism, Self-identity and Habits influenced on the Purchase Intention of Green IT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]