Carbon Footprinting for ICT Product/Services andSupply Chain

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Context

• Methodology for greenhouse gas accounting (aka “footprinting”) for organisations and projects has been standardised by WRI/WBCSD as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP)

• The GHGP also forms the basis for ISO14064• WRI/WBCSD has just started work on a new GHGP

standard for products/services and supply chain• The new standard will build on the GHGP and 14064

and will also use the principles of life cycle assessment (LCA) set out in ISO 14040 and 14044

• The plan is to “road test” the new standard in mid-2009 prior to publication in mid-2010

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Issues

• ICT products and supply chain are far more complex than other sectors

• LCA has not been applied widely for ICT products and supply chain

• It will therefore be necessary to ensure that the new standard is developed in a way that is suitable for ICT products and supply chain

• This will also enable ICT-specific guidelines to be developed in parallel if necessary

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Proposal

It is proposed that :

1. ITU members participate in relevant WRI/WBCSD Technical Working Groups to ensure that the new standard is suitable for the ICT sector

2. ITU-T (M) FG on ICT on and Climate Change establishes appropriate liaison with WRI/WBCSD