The document outlines the objectives and details from the Network of Excellence in Internet Science kick-off meeting held in Brussels on December 21-22, 2011. It emphasizes the critical need for a multidisciplinary approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through ICT innovations, detailing various work packages focused on assessing energy consumption, influencing user behavior, and exploring solutions for sustainability. Key tasks include evaluating ICT's carbon footprint, exploring 'ICT for green' strategies, and understanding the impact of user behavior on energy savings.

1. Network of Excellence in Internet Science Kick-off Meeting Brussels, 21-22 December 2011 Bart LannooInterdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology (IBBT) FP7-ICT-2011.1.6-288021 EINS JRA8 Internet for Sustainability

2. WP Objectives How could the Future Internet help to relieve the main problems affecting sustainability at planetary scale? Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to be drastically diminished during the coming decades European 20-20-20 objective: by 2020, 20% increase of energy efficiency 20% increase of renewable energy sources 20% reduction of CO2 emissions “ Green ICT” vs. “ICT for Green” Multi-disciplinary approach required Cf. rebound effects Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

3. How green is ICT? Footprint of ICT itself About 4% of primary energy today About 8% of primary energy by 2020 ICT lowering footprint in other sectors Potential high Rebound effects (realistic savings much lower) 2 key research tracks: ‘ Green ICT’: Energy evaluation of different network paradigms New energy-sparing network paradigms (Future Internet) additional challenges: full LCA, not only CO2, … ‘ ICT for Green’: Tele-… through high-quality networks Energy optimization in heating, transport, power grids, … additional challenge: estimating rebound effects Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

4. Multi-disciplinary approach Interaction between different factors: Technical potential User behaviour Economic drivers Regulation User behaviour greatly affects potential vs. realistic energy savings User adoption: are energy-efficient technologies used? Rebound effects: cf. “using a less energy consuming product more frequently” Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

5. WP Tasks R8.1: Assessment and reduction strategies for ICT energy consumption R8.2: Investigating ‘ICT for Sustainability” tracks R8.3: How to influence the user behaviour R8.4: How to be influenced by the user behaviour: potential versus realistic benefit from ‘ICT for Green’ solutions Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

6. R8.1: Assessment and reduction strategies for ICT energy consumption Giving an overview of the carbon footprint of the Internet Frameworks and methodologies for measuring and reporting energy consumption of ICT Identifying directions to lower the environmental impact Short task (6M), being a common foundation and benchmark for R8.2, R8.3 and R8.4 Scanning results from various similar initiatives GreenTouch, FP7 projects, workshops, standardisation bodies Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

7. R8.2: Investigating ‘ICT for Sustainability” tracks Environmental monitoring To assess consequences of e.g. pollutions Using distributed sensor networks, by opening traditionally closed sensor systems Technical & social [privacy] apects Smart grid solutions To reduce carbon footprint of energy supply Introducing smart meters, adjusting scheduling strategies Technical feasibility & steering user behaviour Starting from existing activities Identifying areas for further innovative research Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

8. R8.3: How to influence the user behaviour Estimating and judging user behaviour of new “ICT for Green” solutions Designing measures to drive user behaviour Financial stimuli Policies and regulations Feedback to users themselves Investigating how user-centric monitoring and feedback solutions could help Interdisciplinary approach ICT, social sciences and transportation area Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

9. R8.4: How to be influenced by the user behaviour: potential versus realistic benefit from ‘ICT for Green’ solutions Potential benefit and reality can be quite different Influence of user behaviour on actual savings Psychological and sociological factors Adoption Rebound effects Investigating and estimating the above factors for some “ICT for Green” solutions Helping to identify Barriers responsible for this gap Measures to overcome these barriers Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

10. WP Detailed Workplan Request for 4-5 lines of text with partner contributions and interests! Email to: bart.lannoo@intec.ugent.be Table with partner interests will be compiled and distributed Goal: bringing partners together with common interests Contributing partners: CERTH, CNR, UNIBO, UIO, IBBT, UNI PASSAU, TUM, UCAM, OXF, TU Delft, UAM, EPFL, UWAT, ICT JRA8 mailing list? Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

11. WP Action List for the 1st Year Deliverables Month 6: D8.1 Overview of ICT energy consumption Overview of Task R8.1 Basis for the other JRA8 tasks Month 15: D8.5.1 Reports on integration and excellence building in Internet for Sustainability Month 18: D8.2 Investigation of ICT for Green solutions Final report for Task R8.2 Elaborating on some promising ICT for Green solutions Milestones Month 12: MS35 Interdisciplinary workshop on environmental monitoring Year 1 progress Month 18: MS36 Intermediate report on Task R8.3 Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

12. Interdependencies with other WPs With the foundational JRA1-3 Solutions for sustainability in the architecture Evaluate proposals with respect to JRA8 goals With JRA4 Attention for sustainability in standards and regulation With JRA7 Impact of resilience on energy footprint Others? Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

13. WP Impact ICT has and will have an important energy footprint Will consume 8% of primary energy by 2020 Roadmaps for a Green ICT infrastructure Input from GreenTouch, other FP7 projects, … ICT also used to lower energy consumption in other sectors Innovative solutions with a high potential Potential vs. reality check needed User behaviour crucial in these topics By its multi-disciplinary approach, EINS can make the difference! Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting

14. Issues to be discussed and decided Involved partners per task? How to organize the work? How to exchange information? How to bring partners together? Workshop by Month 12 Public event? Co-located with other event? Brussels, December 21-22, 2011 EINS Kick-off Meeting