New HIS on ICTs and the Environment - Proposal to Standardize Methodology for Evaluating Energy Saving Impact of ICT Services -

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New HIS on ICTs and the Environment- Proposal
to Standardize Methodology for Evaluating Energy
Saving Impact of ICT Services -
DOCUMENT GSC13-PLEN-46r1
FOR Presentation
SOURCE TTC
AGENDA ITEM Opening/Plenary 6.9
CONTACT(S) Shiro NISHI, Yoh SOMEMURA

• The Telecommunication Technology Committee
• (TTC)

Submission DateJuly 3, 2008
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Initiatives of Japan

• Japan enacted the Kyoto Protocol in Kyoto in
  December 1997.
• Japan proposed the approach for Possible
  Sectoral Efficiency Indicators post-Kyoto
  Protocol for CO2 reduction.
• Japan proposed a target of reducing the GHG in
  the world by half by 2050.

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Negative Positive Aspects of ICTs

• Negative aspects
• Consumption of resources and energy
• Generation of waste
• Positive aspects
• Improvement of industry efficiency
• Saving of resources and energy
• Spread of recycling and reusing materials

CO2 Reduction of All Other Sectors by ICTs
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Activities of Japan

• Study Group on ICT System and Network for
  Reducing Environmental Impacts (MIC 2007.3)
• Guideline for enterprises and municipalities for
  enlightenment on reducing environmental impact by
  using ICTs
• Study Group on ICT Policies for Resolving Global
  Warming Problems (MIC 2008.4)

Consumption of ICTs
In 2012, ICTs will contribute to a reduction of
38 ( 68-30) million tons of CO2 in ICT and
broadcasting sectors.
30Mt-CO2
of CO2 emission
68Mt-CO2
Reduction effect by ICTs
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Necessity of Methodology

• There are no methodologies for evaluating and
  quantifying GHG reduction of other sectors by
  using ICTs.
• Valid?
• Common to other countries?
• Acceptable for other sectors?
• Therefore, we DO need a standard for the method.

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Highlight of Current TTC Activities

• TTC Task Force on ICTs and Climate Change
  (February 2008)
• Purpose Developing methodology for how ICTs can
  contribute to climate change and discussing
  matters that should be standardized
  internationally
• Members Telecommunications providers, vendors,
  and MIC
• ITU Kyoto Symposium (April 2008)
• Energy saving contributions by using ICT services
• Need for an internationally agreed common
  methodology for measuring environmental impact of
  ICTs on climate change
• Proposal for establishment of a new FG
• Proposal to TSB of a New FG and ToR (May 2008)
• ITU London Symposium (June 2008)
• Proposal about ToR of new FG

New FG on ICTs and Climate Change at TSAG of
ITU-T (July 2008)
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Scope of Focus Group

• Internationally agreed common methodology for
  measuring the following impacts of ICTs on
  climate change

• Direct impacts on ICT systems and services
• gt Power reduction methods

• Indirect impacts through application of ICTs to
  various social and economic sectors
• gt CO2 saving calculation methods

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Proposed Methodology

• Energy consumption reduction through the use of
  ICTs is defined as the difference between the
  energy consumption reduction effect by using ICTs
  and energy consumption of ICTs.

Energy consumption reduction
Consumption of ICTs
Reduction effect by ICTs

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Proposed Strategic Collaborative Direction in GSC
(Resolutions)

• An environmental impact evaluation methodology is
  indispensable for achieving both energy savings
  by an ICT system itself and energy savings by
  other sectors using ICT services.
• To encourage PSOs to contribute to the ITU-T
  initiatives on ICT and climate change in order to
  standardize both energy-saving ICT systems and
  the methodologies for analyzing, evaluating, and
  quantifying GHG reductions that may be achieved
  through the use of ICTs.
• To support the establishment and early
  implementation of the WTSA2008 resolution on ICTs
  and climate change.
• This is a challenging proposal because this
  methodology will influence all sectors of
  society, including the ICT sector.

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Next Steps/Actions of TTC in Support of ITU-T
Initiatives

• At a new FG meeting of ITU-T, TTC will support
  the discussion for standardizing a methodology
  for evaluating the energy-saving impact of ICT
  services in collaboration with other PSOs.
• FG will hold its first meeting in September 2008,
  followed by a meeting every two months.
• FG will submit the outcomes to the first meeting
  of TSAG (April 2009) in the next study period
  (2009-2012) for their consideration.
• Future TTC Contribution
• Proposal of the methodology
• Support in managing and operating FG
• Liaison with other related organizations