ICT Eco-Responsibility
for Sustainable Cities
Richard Hodges,
Principal, GreenIT
TM
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ICT: ECO-FOOTPRINT
Significant …
and growing fast.
Ubiquitous
Unseen
Under-appreciated
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ICT: ENERGY & GHG
Wired cities ----- Office
somewhere between Buildings
national averages and
office buildings? Cities
National
20-65%
Global
???%
3-10%
2-2.5%
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ICT: MATERIALS
Miniaturized = “Dematerialized”
Raw Materials
Energy
Water
Transportation
One of the largest manufacturing sectors
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ICT: WASTE
Zero Waste City by 2020?
E-Waste
Solid Waste
Universal Waste
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ICT: SOCIAL
ICT access is a pre-requisite to
participation in the 21st Century
global economy.
Infrastructure
Co
y
om
m
m
on
Skills Sustainable
un
Ec
Cities
ity
Affordability
Environment
But … it has a significant eco-footprint.
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