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ITU-T and Climate Change:
Setting the Standard
Arthur Levin, Head, Standardization Policy
Division (ITU-T)
Presentation of ITU Background Paper
ITU/CITIC
Symposium on ICTs and Climate
Change
Quito, 8-10 July 2009
International
Telecommunication
Union
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its Membership.
ITU-T and Climate Change:
Setting the Standard
 FG on ICT&CC concluded with 4 Deliverables in March
2009.
 Inputs from non-ITU members (e.g., academia) were also
taken into considerations
 Mandate of SG5 was expanded at the last TSAG (28-30
April 2009)
 New SG5 title: Environment and climate change
 SG5 created a new WP 3/5
 All SGs examining impact of recommendations on
climate change
 SGs developing standards for new energy efficient
technologies
 E.g. SG-13 on Next Generation Networks
 NGN estimated to be 40% more energy efficient
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ITU-T: Building Knowledge
on Climate Change
 Res. 73 WTSA-08): ITU Member States
recognized important role of ICTs in
addressing climate change
 ITU-T issued major Technology Watch Reports on Climate
Change and positive impact of new technologies
 Next Generation Networks, Intelligent Transport Systems, etc
 Organizing Major Symposia on ICT and CC
 2008: Kyoto and London
 2009: Quito and Seoul (virtual event)
 ITU-T pioneering energy efficient work
methods
 Paperless meetings, on-line work tools, etc.
 ITU-T leading Dynamic Coalition on Internet
and Climate Change as part of IGF
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Challenges
 Develop a methodology to measure
impact of ICTs as part of national GHG
reduction programs
 Identify priority sectors where ICTs can
reduce emissions (e.g. smart buildings
 Grow the ICT industry in an
environmentally friendly manner
 Disposal of ICTs
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Deliverables from
FG on ICT&CC
 Deliverable 1: Definition
 Defines the terms needed to analyze the major
relationships between ICTs and Climate Change
 Deliverable 2: Gap analysis and standards roadmap
 Shows ongoing work (done by ITU, other standard bodies,
universities, etc.) and future study issues
 Deliverable 3: Methodologies
 Covers the assessment of ICT sector’s emission over the
entire life cycle of ICT devices
 Also covers reducing other sector’s emission by the use of
ICT
 Deliverable 4: Direct and Indirect Impact of ITU
Standards
 Provides tools and guidelines to evaluate the reduction of
emission of ICT sector and of other sector by the use of
ICT
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Working Party 3/5 structure
 Chairman: Keith Dickerson(UK)
 Vice Chairmen: Eunsook Kim (Korea) and Takeshi
Origuchi (Japan)
Rapporteur
Associate Rapporteur
Q17/5
Paolo Gemma (China)
Franz Zichy (US)
Q18/5
Jean Manuel Canet
(France)
Takafumi Hashitani (Japan)
Q19/5
Kaoru Asakura (Japan)
Didier Marquet (France) (Acting)
Q20/5
Gilbert Buty (France)
Dave Faulkner (UK)
Q21/5
Didier Marquet (France) &
Julio Cesar (Brazil)
Xia Zhang (China) & Paulo Curado
(Brazil)
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New and revised Questions
 Q14/5(revised): Guides and terminology
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on environment and climate change
Q17/5(new): Coordination and Planning
of ICT&CC related standardization
Q18/5(new): Methodology of
environmental impact assessment of ICT
Q19/5(new): Power feeding systems
Q20/5(new): Data collection for Energy
Efficiency for ICTs over the lifecycle
Q21/5(continuation of Q.19/15):
Environmental protection and recycling of
ICT equipments/facilities
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Joint Coordination Activity (JCA)
 Established at the last TSAG meeting (28-30 April
2009)
 Objectives:
 To co-ordinate across ITU-T SGs (in particular SGs 5,
9, 13, 15 and 16), and with ITU-R and ITU-D.
 To seek co-operation from external bodies including
non-ITU member organizations
 Convener
 Mr. Ahmed Zeddam (France)
 Co-convener
 Mr. Dave Faulkner (UK)
 Invitations for the first meeting during the next
SG5 meeting (Oct. 2009) to various bodies to be
sent shortly
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Next Steps/Actions
 Stimulate correspondence activities (e.g.,
on Universal Charging Solution) toward
the next SG5 meeting (Oct. 2009) so that
Contributions will be submitted
appropriately
 Identify areas which need collaboration
through JCA activities
 Plan WP/Question level meeting after the
next SG5 meeting to accelerate progress
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References
 FG-ICT&CC deliverables:
 http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/focusgroups/climate/index.html
 New SG5 mandate: TD120(Gen/5)
 Wording of New SG5 Questions:
TD211R1(Gen/5)
 Terms of reference for JCA-ICT&CC:
TD121 (Gen/5)
 ITU events on climate change:
 http://www.itu.int/themes/climate/meetings.html
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Thank you
International
Telecommunication
Union
Arthur Levin
Head, Standardization Policy Division
<[email protected]>
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