Editorial for the Special Issue on It and Climate Change a Selection of Papers from the Carbon-centric Computing National Research Summit Held at the University of Wollongong, November

Climate change is a key topic of global concern, causing vigorous debate at local, national and international levels. The Carbon-Centric Computing Initiative (CCCI) was set up in 2008 by a cross-disciplinary group of researchers focused on the problem of climate change and using our capability as IT and related professionals to reduce our carbon footprint. A CCCI National Summit was held on November 24, 2008 where an international team of experts presented on a range of topics, methods and approaches for conducting research into positive application of IT in areas affecting the environment. This special issue of AJIS contains a selection of papers from those who took part in the summit demonstrating the quality and breadth of research and potential research in this area.