ICTsandClimateChangeArthurLevin,Head,StandardizationPolicyDivision(ITU-T),8-10July2009AgendaTheevidenceforclimatechangeICTs…asacauseofglobalwarminginmonitoringclimatechangeformitigatingclimatechangeforadaptationITUandClimateChange2EvidenceforclimatechangeSource:4thassessmentreport,20073TheChallengeintheAmericasDeforestation17-iscostlyandexceedseventhoughnotamajorsourceofemissionsHurricanedamagewillincreaseby10-26%foreach1degreewarmingofsea4ICTsasacauseofglobalwarmingICTs(excludingbroadcasting)contributeanestimated2-%:GartnerGroup(2007)5ICTsatworkformonitoringclimatechangeWMOWorldWeather Watch,incorporating:GlobalObserving SystemGlobalDataProcessing systemRemotesensingEnvironmentalmonitoringTsunamiearly-warningsystemDigitalclimateforecastingmodelsGPS-works6MitigatingtheimpactDirectly,.,throughenergy-savingNext-works(NGN)shouldreduceGHGemissionsby40%Modernradiotechnologiesreduceenergyconsumptionbytransmitters~10timesIndirectly,-conferencingtoreducebusinesstravelinEuropeby1%wouldsave1mCO2tonnesSystemically,.,by“dematerialisation”’s“TotalPowerRevolution”saved124mkWhin2007Otherinitiatives:GeSI,GreenGrid,WattWatt,FTTHCouncilEurope,EUcodesofconduct,CBITaskForceetc8UsingICTsforcarbonabatement/displacementReducing/substitutingfortravelIn2007,Telstraheld7’500videoconferencessaving4’mutingIntelligentTransportSystems(ITS)In-carsystemstoassistin“eco-driving”canreduceCO2emissionsbyupto20percentDematerialization(replacingatomswithbits)ITU-paredwithdistributionofpapercopiesSources:ClimateRiskreportforTelstra,ETNO/WWFreport,Toyota,ITU9ICTsforadaptation:munications/ICTsfordisasterpreparednessTampereConventionPP-06Resolutions36and136onuseIC
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