The document discusses the issues of global climate change and the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) can play in mitigating climate change impacts. It notes that climate change is occurring rapidly, non-uniformly, and is harming the environment. ICT has the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions through applications like smart buildings, transportation and electrical grids. However, ICT must also improve its own efficiency to reduce emissions, and many organizations will soon need to report and offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate change will have a big impact on how we carry out big science. Remote instrumentation to access instruments located at renewable energy sites will be critical
Climate change will have a big impact on how we carry out big science. Remote instrumentation to access instruments located at renewable energy sites will be critical
Sustainable Computing and Telecom Can Contribute to Limiting Global Climatic ...Larry Smarr
10.07.28
Invited Seminar
AT&T Shannon Labs
Title: Sustainable Computing and Telecom Can Contribute to Limiting Global Climatic Disruption
Florham Park, NJ
Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Ene...Larry Smarr
10.06.08
Keynote Opening Talk
Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy
Title: Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Energy System
La Jolla, CA
The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate ChangeLarry Smarr
09.08.17
Invited Talk
Negotiating the Downturn: Emerging Stronger
Australian Industry Group National Forum
Parliament House
Title: The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate Change
Canberra, Australia
Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global EnergyLarry Smarr
10.06.08
Keynote Opening Talk
Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy
Title: Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Energy System
La Jolla, CA
Sustainable Computing and Telecom Can Contribute to Limiting Global Climatic ...Larry Smarr
10.07.28
Invited Seminar
AT&T Shannon Labs
Title: Sustainable Computing and Telecom Can Contribute to Limiting Global Climatic Disruption
Florham Park, NJ
Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Ene...Larry Smarr
10.06.08
Keynote Opening Talk
Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy
Title: Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Energy System
La Jolla, CA
The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate ChangeLarry Smarr
09.08.17
Invited Talk
Negotiating the Downturn: Emerging Stronger
Australian Industry Group National Forum
Parliament House
Title: The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate Change
Canberra, Australia
Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global EnergyLarry Smarr
10.06.08
Keynote Opening Talk
Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy
Title: Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Energy System
La Jolla, CA
The Role of University Energy Efficient Cyberinfrastructure in Slowing Climat...Larry Smarr
10.06.01
Talk to MGT166 Class
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Otterson Hall, Rady School of Management, UCSD
Title: The Role of University Energy Efficient Cyberinfrastructure in Slowing Climate Change
La Jolla, CA
Digital Infrastructure in a Carbon Constrained WorldLarry Smarr
09.01.15
Invited Presentation to the
West Coast Leadership Dialogue
Stanford University
Title: Digital Infrastructure in a Carbon Constrained World
Palo Alto, CA
The Role of University Energy Efficient Cyberinfrastructure in Slowing Climat...Larry Smarr
10.04.14
Energy Leadership Lecture
The Institute for Energy Efficiency
University of California, Santa Barbara
Title: The Role of University Energy Efficient Cyberinfrastructure in Slowing Climate Change
Santa Barbara, CA
Bill St. Arnaud is the Director of Network Projects for CANARIE. He spoke on Session 7: The Internet and The Planet We Call Home at the Freedom to Connect 2009 conference.
If you'd like more info about the conference, see
http://freedom-to-connect.net/
Digital Infrastructure in a Carbon-Constrained WorldLarry Smarr
09.02.26
Invited Presentation to the
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP)
National Academy of Sciences
Title: Digital Infrastructure in a Carbon-Constrained World
Irvine, CA
Impact of Climate Change on Academic ResearchBill St. Arnaud
Climate Change will have significant impacts on how we will carry out academic research in the coming years. Cyber-infrastructure is part of the problem, but its all part of the solution
Similar to JISC Green IT parallel session April 10 (14)
he Energy Internet
An alternative renewable power distribution system to the electrical grid using dynamic charging of autonomous eVehicles and Internet Routing Protocols
Governments around the world are starting to mandate that government funded organizations such as universities and NRENs develop Climate Change Preparedness plans. This is in recognition that we are already committed to a 2C average temperature increase and given the lack of any international agreement on curbing GHG emissions we may be headed to a 6C global average temperature increase. More severe weather patterns are expected which will cause severe disruption to our energy and physical infrastructure. Resilient networks, new network architectures and tools such as distance education and remote collaborative research will be required by our universities and schools to survive and endure periods of such extreme weather. A well designed and thought out Climate Change Preparedness plan can also help higher-ed and NRENs increase their operational resiliency, as well as significantly reduce their current electrical energy costs. In addition a good Climate Change Preparedness plan can also be an excellent way for higher-ed and NRENs to reduce their existing GHG footprint.
New business opportunities with zero carbon thinking and how California suburban lifestyle may be the answer to global warming and the need to adapt to a warmer climate through IT - the Energy Internet
1. Based on an EDUCAUSE Review Article and Web Bonus http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0960.pdf
2. Jan, Feb Mar 2010 warmest ever This is despite a solar sun spot minimum
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4. The Planet is Already Committed to a Dangerous Level of Warming Temperature Threshold Range that Initiates the Climate-Tipping V. Ramanathan and Y. Feng, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD September 23, 2008 www.pnas.orgcgidoi10.1073pnas.0803838105 Additional Warming over 1750 Level Earth Has Only Realized 1/3 of the Committed Warming - Future Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Move Peak to the Right
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8. Real-Time Monitoring of Building Energy Usage: UCSD Has 34 Buildings On-Line http://mscada01.ucsd.edu/ion/
14. Many Zero Carbon Data Centers Exist Worldwide Hydro-Electric Powered Data Centers Data Islandia Digital Data Archive ASIO Solar Powered Data Centers Wind Powered Data Centers Ecotricity in UK Builds Windmills at Data Center Locations with No Capital Cost to User
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16. The SC06 VMT Demonstrator Computation at the Right Place & Time! We Migrate Live Virtual Machines, Unbeknownst to Applications and Clients, for Data Affinity, Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery, Load Balancing, or Power Management DataCenter @Tampa SC|2006 Nortel’s Sensor Services Platform Korea KREOnet Netherlight DRAC Controlled Lightpaths Internal/External Sensor Webs Amsterdam
17. US EPA Requires GHG Reporting for Any Entity Emitting Over 25,000 Metric Tons CO 2 e SOURCE: US Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html First Measurements January 2010 First Reports Due January 2011
18. Most US Universities Will Become Regulated Entities -- Emitting Over 25,000 Metric Tons CO 2 e SOURCE: American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, http://acupcc.aashe.org/ Gross Emissions Scope 1 & 2 (CO 2 e) Year US EPA GHG Rule Requires Reporting in 2011? 491,258 2008 YES! 52,2709 2008 YES! 80,498 2007 YES! 234,000 2008 YES! 309, 117 2008 YES! 192,862 2008 YES!
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20. Implications for Carbon Costs for the University of British Columbia SOURCE: UBC Sustainability Office, August 2009 University of British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Liability 2010-2012 2010 2011 2012 Carbon Offset $1,602,750 $1,602,750 $1,602,750 Carbon Tax $1,179,940 $1,474,925 $1,769,910 Total $2,782,690 $3,077,675 $3,372,660
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Editor's Notes
USGS report finds that future climate shifts have been underestimated and warns of debilitating abrupt shift in climate that would be devastating. http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-4/final-report/default.htm http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/24/what-are-the-near-term-climate-pearl-harbors/ Tipping elements in the Earth's climate - National Academies of Science “ Society may be lulled into a false sense of security by smooth projections of global change. Our synthesis of present knowledge suggests that a variety of tipping elements could reach their critical point within this century under anthropogenic climate change. “ http://www.pnas.org/content/105/6/1786.abstract?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=tipping+elements+lenton&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT Arctic Climate Change may be at tipping point – Globe and Mail -Sept 2009 We thought by 2050, multi-year [sea] ice would be cut in half,” said Mr. Stewart from Ottawa. “Well, it happened in 2007.” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/arctic-climate-change-at-tipping-point/article1272939/ http://www.panda.org/wwf_news/news/?uNewsID=173262
Future projections from Gartner
Building a zero carbon ICT infrastructure Purchasing green power locally is expensive with significant transmission line losses Demand for green power within cities expected to grow dramatically ICT facilities DON’T NEED TO BE LOCATED IN CITIES -Cooling also a major problem in cities But most renewable energy sites are very remote and impractical to connect to electrical grid. Can be easily reached by an optical network Provide independence from electrical utility and high costs in wheeling power Savings in transmission line losses (up to 15%) alone, plus carbon offsets can pay for moving ICT facilities to renewable energy site ICT is only industry ideally suited to relocate to renewable energy sites Also ideal for business continuity in event of climate catastrophe
Each element (component) shown is a sophisticated network router or computer system. A given experiment will be allocated a portion of each of a subset of these elements and of the links connecting these elements. This partition of physical resources is called a slice. Software to be developed will allow a large number of experiments to simultaneously run, each in its own slice, without interfering with other experiments. Virtualization refers to the ability of experiments to behave as if they are not sharing the same physical elements or links. The facility is programmable in the sense that software for a slice can be downloaded from a researcher workstation to elements on which the slice resides using tools provided by GENI. In addition, a researcher can define a slice and request its allocation for an experiment from a local workstation. In effect, experimenters will operate as if they are using a new internet based on their own innovations.
Each element (component) shown is a sophisticated network router or computer system. A given experiment will be allocated a portion of each of a subset of these elements and of the links connecting these elements. This partition of physical resources is called a slice. Software to be developed will allow a large number of experiments to simultaneously run, each in its own slice, without interfering with other experiments. Virtualization refers to the ability of experiments to behave as if they are not sharing the same physical elements or links. The facility is programmable in the sense that software for a slice can be downloaded from a researcher workstation to elements on which the slice resides using tools provided by GENI. In addition, a researcher can define a slice and request its allocation for an experiment from a local workstation. In effect, experimenters will operate as if they are using a new internet based on their own innovations.