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Overview of Working Party 3/5
“ICT and climate change”
Paolo GemmaChairman ITU-T WP3 of Study Group 5
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ITU-T SG5“Environment and climate change”
WP1/5Damage
prevention and safety
WP2/5 Electromagnetic fields: emission,
immunity and human exposure
Q 12 Terminology
WP3/5 ICT and climate change
Structure of ITU-T Study Group 5
5 Questions 6 Questions 7 Questions
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Working Party 3/5“ICT and climate change”
WP3/5 is responsible for studies relating to ICT, environment and climate change, development of methodologies for evaluating the ICT effects on climate change and publishing guidelines for using ICTs in an eco-friendly way.
Work areas:Q13/5 - Environmental impact reduction including e-waste Q14/5 - Setting up a low cost sustainable telecommunication infrastructure for rural communications in developing countries Q15/5 - ICTs and adaptation to the effects of climate change Q16/5 - Leveraging and enhancing the ICT Environmental sustainability Q17/5 - Energy efficiency for the ICT sector and harmonization of environmental standards Q18/5 - Methodologies for the assessment of environmental impact of ICT Q19/5 - Power feeding systems
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Question 13/5Environmental impact reduction including e-waste
Brief Description Study the safety and
environmental performance associated with ICTs, including the avoidance of hazardous materials and final disposal
Ensure that the ICTs cause minimum environmental and health impact
Minimize and mitigate the effect of e-waste
work program
Main Tasks Motivate ITU members to
share experiences and spread knowledge related to environmental sustainability aspects
Determine processes to minimize the environmental impact
Study solutions to mitigate e-waste. UCS/CPS, rare metals, battery, conflict material……
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ITU-T L.1000
“Universal power adapter and charger solution for mobile terminals and other ICT hand held devices” (Recommendation ITU-T L.1000)
A paramount step towards e-waste reduction!
Saves 82,000 tons of e-waste per year
Saves at least 13.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually
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ITU-T L.1001
“External universal power adapter solutions for ICT equipment for stationary use” (Recommendation ITU-T L.1001)
Saves 300,000 tonnes of e-waste annually
Reduces the energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of external power supplies by between 25% and 50%
Approved!
Contributions are needed to develop Universal Power Adapter for portable devices (Phase 2)
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“A method to provide recycling information of rare metals in ICT goods” (Recommendation ITU-T L.1100)
Outlines key considerations in all phases of the recycling process, and provides guidelines as to how organisations may fairly and transparently report on rare metal recycling.
ITU-T L.1100
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Question 14/5 Setting up a low cost sustainable telecommunication infrastructure for rural communications in developing
countries
Brief Description Setting up a low cost
sustainable telecommunication infrastructure for rural communications in developing countries
Existing systems do not meet challenges in developing countries and are not mass deployed in rural area.
A suitable set of system requirements should be developed addressing the identified rural challenges.
work program
Main Tasks Develop guidance on addressing
challenges of setting up sustainable telecommunication infrastructure in rural areas of developing nations.
Develop system requirements, emphasizing energy efficient systems.
Take into consideration power requirements given that deployment of telecommunication systems in areas without access to electricity grid.
Taking into consideration the need for resilient mobile networks in all countries for disaster situations (e.g. hurricane, tropical storm, etc.).
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Question 15/5ICTs and adaptation to the effects of climate change
Brief Description Using ICT to better enable
countries to adapt to climate change
Establishing a robust telecommunications infrastructure for extreme climate conditions
Helping countries adapt to the negative effects of climate change using ICT
Establishing links at regional and national levels
work program
Main Tasks Drafting deliverables
L.adaptation and Infrastructure (Best practices for countries to use ICT in adapting to the effects of climate change)
L.Repeater (Best practices for submarine repeaters in the dual role of communications and environmental monitoring services)
Report on Portal requirements (Specifying requirements and initial content for a new ITU-T portal on ICT and adaptation to climate change)
Establishing requirements via questionnaires and analysis
Seeking cooperation with expert groups Encouraging ICT industry involvement in
climate change adaptation
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Question 16/5 Leveraging and enhancing the ICT
Environmental sustainability Brief Description ITU-T SG5
Recommendations allow organizations to estimatd report their environmental impacts Eco-specifications and eco-
rating guidance are needed to complement these methodologies
Recommendations showed also a need to clarify the use of emission factors
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Main Tasks Develop Recommendations
on a methodology to assess the added value of an eco-rating programme.
investigate what are the principles, benefits, drawbacks underlying the creation of a worldwide database containing key indicators and/or emission factors?
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Question 17/5Energy Efficiency for the ICT sector and harmonization of
environmental standards
Brief Description Definition of measurement
methods, metrics/KPI and reference values for different technologies
Sharing of best practices for ICT’s energy efficiency enhancements
Analysis of the most energy efficient architectures and solutions in support of smart grids
Complement and harmonize ICT and environmental standards developed by other SGs and Std Bodies
work program
Main Tasks Develop Recommendations in
the in the field of energy efficiency (see next slide)
Develop best practices and best reference cases
Provide and maintain an overview of key mitigation technologies
Coordinate with other SGs and other bodies on a regular basis to ensure closest alignment
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ITU-T L.1300 and L.1310
ITU-T L.1300 “Best practices for green data centers”
Definition of best practices for: Data Center utilization, management and planning; ICT equipment and services; power and cooling equipment
Detailed real case studies reported in a specific Supplement
ITU-T L.1310 “Energy efficiency metrics and measurement for TLC equipment”
Metrics and measurement methods defined for broadband wireline/wireless equipment and small networking devices
These metrics allow for comparisons of equipments within the same class (e.g. equipments using the same technologies)
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Question 18/5Methodologies for the assessment of environmental
impact of ICT
Brief Description Question 18/5 aims to develop
common methodologies that allow objective, transparent and practical assessments of ICT environmental impacts, at : goods, networks and services
level, organizations level, projects level, cities level and countries level
work program
Main Tasks Further develop / finalize
Recommendations L.methodology ICT projects, L.methodology ICT in cities and L.methodology ICT in countries
Revise existing Recommendations L.1410 and L.1420
Develop, and gather in a supplement, specific additions to L.1410 and/or L.methodology ICT projects
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Question 18/5Published Recommendations
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• L.1400: Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of information and communication technologies
• L.1410: Methodology for the assessment of the environmental impact of information and communication technology goods, networks and services
• L.1420: Methodology for energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions impact assessment of information and communication technologies in organizations
• L.1430: Methodology for assessment of the environmental impact of information and communication technology greenhouse gas and energy projects (consented)
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Question Q19/5 Power feeding systems
Brief Description With internet, more ICT
equipment (routers, servers, switches) with higher rack power density (tens of kW)
Unified power interface such as the higher voltage DC replacing Telecom DC 48V and AC UPS for higher efficiency and reliability
Other advantages: smaller cable and lighter weight, flexibility, better life cycle : less use of materials, less CO2 emission in manufacturing and use, …
Simple use of renewable energy (PV, wind, biofuels) and storage for smartgrid
work program
Main TasksRecommendations:- Specifications of the power feeding
system (DC, other ?);- system configuration, architecture, and
cable distribution;- methodologies for evaluating
performance of feeding systems and their environmental impact.
Studies:- enabling use of renewable and
alternative energy sources;- coordination of these sources and DC
interface;
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ITU-T L.1200
Recommendation ITU-T L.1200 “Direct current power feeding interface up to 400V at the input to telecommunications and ICT equipment”
The Recommendation specifies direct current power feeding with interface direct current 260V to 400V at the power input to ICT equipment which can offer many potential benefits: simple power chain low maintenance modularity and power scalability high reliability high energy efficiency (gain of 5 to 20% energy consumption
compared to different existing best in class powering solutions) low cost at same performance level
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Moving from Equipment to network level energy efficiency.
equipment specification
Router ES 203 136 ATIS-0600015.03.2013 L.1300
Transport ATIS-0600015.01.2009 ES 203 184 L.1300
Broadband access ES 203 215 ATIS-0600015.07.2013 L.1300
BTS TS 102 706 ATIS-0600015.06.2011 L.1300
Core ES 201 554
Server ATIS-0600015.01.2009
Small networking devices L.1300
Network level metrics and measurement methods
Why?• Carbon Tax.• Operator to demonstrate
the efficient evolutions of their network. Move the discussion from energy consumption to Energy efficiency
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Waste reduction
Universal adapterETSI (adapter for mobile Phone+ terminal) ITU (adapter for mobile Phone+ terminal)
working on adapter for portable (tablet notebok) (actual situation is a “battle” between some USA company and the rest of the world.
CENELEC (adapter for mobile Phone) Universal battery
New activity pushed from China/FT/TI actually on Green battery definition…. Possible impact on terminal product can be
big………. WHAT is a green Battery??????
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ICT impact Different activities:
Methodologies to establish the impact of ICT and the benefit of using ICT in other sectors
Common activity of ETSI EE and ITU to write a common standard on the LCA of ICT product and service.
A lot of push on this from EU commission as they like to have standards to determine the impact of ICT for ……..
Carbon Tax Customer product selection……..
Operator are starting to ask data about the CO2 emission of product… TI, Vodafone, WIND
In Future ECOLABEL
ITU are working on recommendation on ECOLABEL for ICT product
IN US ULE (UL Environment) is a standard methodologies published by UL and adopted by AT&T for terminal product
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Impact on different technologies
SDN/FN Network level metrics
Routing based on Energy efficiency not only on traffic
performance
Energy monitoring
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Impact on different technologies
ENERGY EFFICIENCYNew Metrics Measurement methodsNew limits
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Standard Energy Monitoring
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Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities:
Established at SG5 meeting in Geneva, 29 January to 7 February 2013
As an open platform for smart-city stakeholders
1st meeting held on 8 May 2013 in Turin, Italy
Main tasks and deliverables: Defining the role of ICTs in environmentally
sustainable smart cities, and identifying the ICT systems necessary to the development of a Smart Sustainable City;
Collecting and documenting information on existing smart city initiatives and technical specifications, focusing in particular on the identification of standardization gaps;
Identifying or developing a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to gauge the success of smart-city ICT deployments;
Establishing relationships and liaison mechanisms with other bodies engaged in smart-city studies and development;
Identifying future smart-city standardization projects to be undertaken by its parent group, ITU-T Study Group 5;
Developing a roadmap for the ICT sector’s contribution to Smart Sustainable Cities, providing cohesion to the development and application of technologies and standards.
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Focus Group on Smart Water Management:
Established by the ITU-T TSAG meeting in Geneva, 4-7 June 2013
Will work in close collaboration with the FG-SSC
Main tasks and deliverables: Collect and document information on national,
regional and international smart water management initiatives; reporting on current activities and technical specifications.
Specify the roles to be played by ICTs in smart water management.
Develop a list mapping key stakeholders involved in the area of ICTs and smart water management.
Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess the impact achieved through the use of ICTs in water-management systems.
Develop a set of methodologies for estimating the impact of ICTs on water conservation.
Identify water-management ICT applications and services with the potential to ensure interoperability and the benefits of economies of scale.
Draft technical reports that address standardization gaps and identify new standardization work items to be taken up by its parent group, ITU-T Study Group 5 (Environment and climate change).
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Upcoming workshop and meetings
Greening the Future: Bridging the Standardization Gap on Environmental Sustainability Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3-4 October 2013
ITU/CITEL Workshop on Environmentally sound management of E-waste Mendoza, Argentina, 9 October 2013
ITU-T Study Group 5 meetingLima, Peru, 2-13 December 2013
Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities meetingLima, Peru, 6 December 2013
Focus Group on Smart Water Management meetingLima, Peru, 10 December 2013
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Thank YOU
ITU-T/SG5 “Environment & Climate Change” http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com05/index.asp ITU-T and climate change
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/climatechange