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evaluating sustainability of
ICT solutions in cities –
methodology development
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ETSI WS on Smart Cities, Sofia ETSI WS on Smart Cities, Sofia ETSI WS on Smart Cities, Sofia ETSI WS on Smart Cities, Sofia AntipolisAntipolisAntipolisAntipolis
June 3June 3June 3June 3----4, 20134, 20134, 20134, 2013
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ICT and Smart cities
Remote Patient Monitoring
Smart Meters
Connected Buses
Smart Work
Smart Cities = Sustainable cities?
Connected Cars
Smart Education
Connected Home
Fleet Control
Remote Patient Monitoring
Smart Meters
Connected Buses
Smart Work
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Why study environmental impacts of ICT at a city level?
Cities as sustainability drivers
Identify main
impacts
Share best
practices
“What is measured is valued”
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GHG impact assessments related to cities
GHG emissions of
ICT projects
GHG emissions of
ICT services
ICT GHG footprint ofcity administrations
ICT GHG footprint of
organizations and households
Widening scope
–Increasing potential
ICT sector
Non-ICT sector
GHG emissions of
ICT projects
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Methodology development for sustainability assessments of ICT solutions at a city level
Assessing ICT solutions in a city
Sharing best practices - transferring results between cities
Describe the
ICT solution
Select functional
unit and system
boundaries
Build a
usage
scenario
Calculate
impacts
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Important aspects
Transparency in
city boundary
Transparency in
resultsRealistic scenario for
ICT and baseline scenarios
Selection of indicators
(beyond CO2e)
methodologies must allow for different kinds of assessments
Large-scale effects
(rebound, etc.)
Life cycle thinking Data access
Transfer of results
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Sharing best practices- transferring results between cities
Assessment of ICT
solution in City A
Assessment parameters:•ICT solution components
life cycle impacts
•Changed activities due to solution
Environmental, social and economic effects
City ASetting and profile
City BSetting and profile
Impacts
e.g. resource depletion, kWh, CO2
City A City B
• Addressable
market • City profile data
• Sector specific
data
Scaling method
• Addressable
market
• City profile data• Sector specific
data
Impact
Results transferred
to City B
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Potential in the networked society
Smart Work ConnectedBuses
Smart MetersRemote
Patient Monitoring
Stockholm
Stockholm county
as target region
Corporate level
results
Stockholm
ICT solution implemented and evaluated
City in Brazil
ICT solution
implemented, not jet
evaluated
Region in Australia
ICT solution concept
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Methodology:Evaluating sustainability of using ICT solutions in smart cities – methodology requirements
(N. Lövehagen, A. Bondesson)http://e-collection.library.ethz.ch/eserv/eth:6558/eth-6558-01.pdf p 181-188
Case studies: Contact:
http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/sustainability_corporateresponsibility/enabling_a_low_carbon_economy
Further reading
Anna BondessonExperienced ResearcherSustainability Research
Ericsson [email protected]
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summary
› Environmental assessment of ICT impact at city level
– Various assessment scopes � different sustainability potential
– Widening the scope to non-ICT sector will show real potential
– Real measurements and sharing best practices will increase credibility and action
› Important methodological aspects
– Data access and transparency of boundaries and results
– Life cycle perspective and realistic scenarios including baseline
– Large-scale effects (rebound, etc.)
› Cities as sustainability drivers
– Importance of sharing best practices
– Methodology for transfer of results needed
