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Overview of FG Deliverable 1

Definitions

Editor’s Group of Deliverable 1 Yoh Somemura, (NTT) chairman

Takeshi Origuchi, (NTT) chief editorJean-Manuel Canet, (France Telecom Group) co-editor

Catalina McGregor, (UK) co-editor Geir Leirvik, (Juniper Networks) co-editor

Hossam Allam, (CEDARE) co-editorNoriyuki Nakayama (NEC) co-editor

Richard Price (BT) co-editor

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Scope

The scope of FG Deliverable 1 was to create a common framework on which to build methodology, recognize gaps and define metrics to reach the goals of the Focus Group : Understand and mitigate negative impact of ICT on climate change

(raw material extraction, production, use phase, end of life), increasing in particular the efficiency of equipment, networks and organisations.

Understand and encourage positive impact (for instance travel substitution, product substitution, smart buildings… ) : reducing GHG emissions

Understand and encourage measurement and monitoring of climate change impacts

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Domains of definitions FG Deliverable 1 covers the following domains of

definitions: Climate Change Information and Communication Technologies Energy and links between energy and climate change Climate change impact assessment Relationship between climate change and economics

impacts Energy efficiency of ICT

Deliverable 1 principally refers to: IPCC definitions ISO definitions

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Table of Contents

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1. Definitions1.1. Climate Change1.2. Information and Communication Technologies1.3. Energy and links between energy and climate change1.4. Climate change impact assessment1.5. Relationship between climate change and economics impacts1.6. Energy efficiency of ICT

2. General description of impacts of ICT on Climate Change 2.1. General principles2.2. Positive impacts of ICT to reduce GHG emissions 2.3. Negative impacts of ICT 2.4. Rebound effect

3. Appendixes3.1. View on ongoing standardization work3.2. Glossary

Some positive effects identifiedCategory Effects

Consumption of goods By reducing goods consumption (consumption of paper etc.), energy consumption related to

goods production and disposal as well as waste generation can be reduced.

Power consumption /energy consumption

By enhancing the efficiency of power and energy use to reduce consumption, energy consumption related to power generation, power transmission, etc. can be reduced.

Movement of peopleBy reducing the movement of people, energy consumption required for transportation means

can be reduced.

Movement of goodsBy reducing the movement of goods, energy consumption required for transportation means

can be reduced.

Improved efficiency of office spaceBy using office space efficiently, power consumption for lighting, air conditioning, etc. can be

reduced, thus reducing energy consumption.

Storage of goodsBy reducing storage space of goods, power consumption for lighting, air conditioning, etc. can

be reduced, thus reducing energy consumption.

Improved work efficiency By enhancing work efficiency, resource and energy consumption can be reduced.

Waste

By reducing waste emissions, energy consumption required for environmental preservation as well as for waste disposal etc. can be reduced.

Rebound effect

For some services brought by ICT such as telework or videoconferencing, the time gained for an end-user when using the telecom service may cause some additional usages – telecom or physical - which are difficult to track.

These additional usages can be defined as “rebound effect”. There is ongoing research on this topic.