Gartner: IT in a Low Carbon Economy

© 2006 Gartner, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A 60% to 80% cut in carbon emissions will demand doing different things, not just doing things differently. The winners in a low-carbon economy will think differently.

We Will Enter the Low-Carbon Economy

An economy in which:

The growth in greenhouse gas emissions is halted and then reduced

Carbon has a price and affects P&L and balance sheets

Carbon is made a constraining resource

Energy from fossil fuels is made a constraining resource

Enterprise stakeholders take action based on carbon

Carbon presents a risk and an opportunity to the enterprise

Today's ECX Carbon Price : € 22.00 An economy in which ICT has an important role increasing energy productivity and decreasing GHG intensity. Today's CCX Carbon Price : $3.95 The Cost of Carbon

The Role of IT in a Low-Carbon Economy 1st Order Fixing IT's Own Footprint GHG Emission E-waste Hazardous Substances Use of Scarce and Nonrenewable Resources 2nd Order Applications of IT that reduce environmental impacts Travel Substitution Transportation Optimization E-business E-government Environmental Control Systems 3rd Order Long-term socio-economic structural changes that impact the energy productivity Energy Intensity GHG Intensity Transportation Intensity Material Intensity

ICT's Potential Contribution — Reducing Material and Energy Intensity Travel Substitution Transportation of Things Digitization Material Efficiency Business Intelligence & Reporting Business Process Analysis and Design Information Management, EMS, Compliance Smart Buildings Transportation of People Dematerialization Goods to Services Vehicle Management Carbon Accounting Vehicle/Driver Analysis Sensor Networks Workplace Mgmt. Presence-Based Power Mgmt. Localization Asset Mgmt. and Maintenance BEMS Advanced Metering Infrastructure Demand Response Real-Time Visualizations Product Life Cycle Management Analytics & Knowledge Sharing Process Control Virtual Call Centers