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Guy Hudson, Convenor “ I nternational network for C arbon A ccounting R eporting, and R eduction in the B uilt environment “ ICT Workgroup

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ICARB <ul><li>Positioning: a clear need – to ensure consistent and therefore comparable carbon accounting </li></ul><ul><li>At a formative stage </li></ul>

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ICARB <ul><li>Questions </li></ul><ul><li>What does this mean applied to ICT? </li></ul><ul><li>How do we achieve the objective? </li></ul>

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Pushing at an open door <ul><li>ISO/BSI, the Carbon Trust and the supply chain </li></ul><ul><li>Industry initiatives PAS2050 </li></ul><ul><li>Solving the E-Waste Problem [StEP] </li></ul><ul><li>Green Grid </li></ul><ul><li>Climate Savers Computing Initiative [CSCI] </li></ul><ul><li>The Information Age Partnership [IAP] </li></ul><ul><li>Market Transformation Programme [MTP] </li></ul><ul><li>Saving the climate @ the speed of light [SC@SoL] </li></ul>

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ICARB Consistent carbon accounting <ul><li>Scope is very large </li></ul><ul><li>Deep but very narrow </li></ul><ul><li>Divided up into – 10? workgroups </li></ul>

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The world according to ICARB 2 Dimensions of the problem Sectors Scope Individuals Communities Cities Government Buildings ICT Footprinting

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Footprinting <ul><ul><li>Boundaries </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Calculation - Energy x Factor </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Opportunities for improvement </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Action </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>[Offset] </li></ul></ul>The Process

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3 rd Dimensions of the problem Units, Metrics, Factors Datasets Boundaries For each sector. Each application level - identify parameters (organisations and projects considered in the sector subcommittees) Parameters

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The ICT Workgroup? Steering Committee Sectors Scope Parameters

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Identify Problem Generate Solutions Select Solutions Plan Test/ Rehearse Action Gather Data Analyse Data Achieving the objective - Solving the problem Define some of the solution characteristics

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The solution will involve: Open source, Standards –based <ul><li>Methodologies open and available to all </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Bookshelf technology </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Using current standards for CO2 and CO2e calculations </li></ul><ul><ul><li>GHG </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Carbon Trust/DEFRA - PAS2050 </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>ITIL </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>=> Meta standard: practical – defining the grey areas </li></ul></ul>

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5 Principles for calculating emissions <ul><li>Relevance </li></ul><ul><li>Completeness </li></ul><ul><li>Consistency </li></ul><ul><li>Transparency </li></ul><ul><li>Accuracy </li></ul><ul><li>‘ and the greatest of these is consistency’ </li></ul>The Greenhouse Gas Protocol World Resources Institute, report submitted to the IPCC)

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Relevance <ul><li>The GHG inventory should reflect the GHG emissions of the organisation. </li></ul><ul><li>(ICT only of user organisation, but whole organisation of an ICT company) </li></ul><ul><li>It should serve the decision-making needs of users – both internal and external to the organisation. (Supply chain) </li></ul>

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Completeness <ul><li>Account for and report on all GHG emission sources and activities within the chosen inventory boundary. </li></ul><ul><li>Disclose and justify any specific exclusions. </li></ul><ul><li>Manufacture – Use – Dispose </li></ul>

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Consistency <ul><li>Use consistent methodologies to allow for meaningful comparisons of emissions over time. </li></ul><ul><li>Document any changes to the data, inventory boundary, methods, or any other relevant factors in the time series. </li></ul>

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Transparency <ul><li> Disclose any relevant assumptions and make appropriate references to the accounting and calculation methodologies and data sources used. </li></ul><ul><li>Have a clear audit trail. </li></ul>

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Accuracy <ul><li>Ensure that the quantification of GHG emissions is robust, and that uncertainties are reduced as far as practicable. </li></ul><ul><li>With sufficient accuracy to enable users to make decisions with reasonable confidence. </li></ul>

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ICT Emissions Calcs <ul><li>ICT ‘Environments’ </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Office </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Server Room </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Support Dematerialised Growth </li></ul><ul><li>The Footprinting Process </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Boundaries </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Calculation - Energy x Factor </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Quantify opportunities for improvement </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Action </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>[Offset] </li></ul></ul>

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ICT Industry - Carbon Culture Suppliers ICT Co. User Org. Disposal Embedded Embedded Operational End of Life Dematerialised

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ICARB ICT <ul><li>Purchasing in the supply chain (ITIL?) </li></ul><ul><ul><li>embedded carbon/operational/disposal carbon </li></ul></ul><ul><li>2 projects </li></ul><ul><ul><li>ICT Product embedded carbon </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>ICT strategic decisions with carbon </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Software choices </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>IT environments (eg the desktop) decision making </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Each workgroup <ul><li>Position paper at the October conference </li></ul><ul><li>Gather data for standards and initiatives in the industry </li></ul><ul><li>Collaborate with other workgroups to define boundaries, share information on useful datasets etc. </li></ul>

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ICARB <ul><li>Questions </li></ul><ul><li>What does this mean applied to ICT? </li></ul><ul><li>How do we achieve the objective? </li></ul>

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The ICARB ICT Workgroup <ul><ul><li>Contact guy@theimplementationco.com </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>+447958157532 </li></ul></ul>