Telstra has shown the possibility for its business to deliver emissions reductions across the economy. We are now using our own products and services to help our customers reduce their own emissions. And we are using these solutions ourselves and quantifying the environmental benefits.
Telstra is using its telecommunications products and services to help customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change impacts. Telstra is working with large customers to measure their carbon footprint and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, such as replacing routers. Telstra is also deploying a national emergency warning system to alert Australians during life-threatening disasters using its extensive fixed and mobile networks.
For a telco to claim to be "green", it must do more than just offset carbon emissions or improve energy efficiency. It can leverage its network to enable remote work and video conferencing, reducing the need for travel. Examples at Telstra show these applications increasing workforce productivity by 13% while reducing empty vehicle travel and office space needs. By enabling more flexible work arrangements, the ICT sector has potential to significantly reduce emissions across the economy.
The document discusses sustainability and climate change issues facing the world today. It notes that the highest levels of carbon dioxide in 350,000 years have been recorded in recent decades. It also discusses population growth and increasing urbanization. The document advocates for sustainable development and outlines Siemens' efforts to make sustainability a key part of its business strategy across industries like energy, infrastructure, and healthcare. It provides examples of other companies developing sustainable solutions and technologies.
Green jobs today in belgium green recruitmentVincent Truyens
The document discusses jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Belgium. It finds that renewable energy currently provides around 7,000 jobs but this number is expected to grow significantly. Energy efficiency also provides around 20,000 jobs currently. By 2020, low carbon jobs are expected to increase by 25,000-75,000. While some jobs will be similar to existing roles, others will require new skills in areas like renewable technology, energy auditing, and smart grids.
This document provides an overview of tw telecom, including its history and services. Some key points:
- tw telecom was originally formed in 1993 as a joint venture called Time Warner Communications and later became tw telecom in 2008.
- It focuses on providing connectivity and managed solutions to enterprise customers across various industries.
- Ethernet has become the preferred method for connecting data networks and tw telecom has over 8,500 fiber connected buildings that can receive Ethernet services.
- tw telecom offers a range of integrated voice, data, and managed services to support enterprise applications and provides cost savings through convergence of services over a single network.
This document discusses several topics related to biblical knowledge and ancient history:
1) It examines evidence for a young earth, including scientific dating methods that suggest the earth is thousands rather than billions of years old.
2) It analyzes fossil evidence commonly cited for human evolution and finds that many such examples have been debunked as hoaxes or misidentified remains.
3) It explores what ancient humans may have really been like based on biblical accounts, finding evidence that contrary to popular views, people of the ancient past were intelligent and advanced.
4) Finally, it discusses theories about dinosaurs' origin and extinction, noting their possible existence contemporaneously with humans as described in legends of dragons and their demise
Telstra is using its telecommunications products and services to help customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change impacts. Telstra is working with large customers to measure their carbon footprint and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, such as replacing routers. Telstra is also deploying a national emergency warning system to alert Australians during life-threatening disasters using its extensive fixed and mobile networks.
For a telco to claim to be "green", it must do more than just offset carbon emissions or improve energy efficiency. It can leverage its network to enable remote work and video conferencing, reducing the need for travel. Examples at Telstra show these applications increasing workforce productivity by 13% while reducing empty vehicle travel and office space needs. By enabling more flexible work arrangements, the ICT sector has potential to significantly reduce emissions across the economy.
The document discusses sustainability and climate change issues facing the world today. It notes that the highest levels of carbon dioxide in 350,000 years have been recorded in recent decades. It also discusses population growth and increasing urbanization. The document advocates for sustainable development and outlines Siemens' efforts to make sustainability a key part of its business strategy across industries like energy, infrastructure, and healthcare. It provides examples of other companies developing sustainable solutions and technologies.
Green jobs today in belgium green recruitmentVincent Truyens
The document discusses jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Belgium. It finds that renewable energy currently provides around 7,000 jobs but this number is expected to grow significantly. Energy efficiency also provides around 20,000 jobs currently. By 2020, low carbon jobs are expected to increase by 25,000-75,000. While some jobs will be similar to existing roles, others will require new skills in areas like renewable technology, energy auditing, and smart grids.
This document provides an overview of tw telecom, including its history and services. Some key points:
- tw telecom was originally formed in 1993 as a joint venture called Time Warner Communications and later became tw telecom in 2008.
- It focuses on providing connectivity and managed solutions to enterprise customers across various industries.
- Ethernet has become the preferred method for connecting data networks and tw telecom has over 8,500 fiber connected buildings that can receive Ethernet services.
- tw telecom offers a range of integrated voice, data, and managed services to support enterprise applications and provides cost savings through convergence of services over a single network.
This document discusses several topics related to biblical knowledge and ancient history:
1) It examines evidence for a young earth, including scientific dating methods that suggest the earth is thousands rather than billions of years old.
2) It analyzes fossil evidence commonly cited for human evolution and finds that many such examples have been debunked as hoaxes or misidentified remains.
3) It explores what ancient humans may have really been like based on biblical accounts, finding evidence that contrary to popular views, people of the ancient past were intelligent and advanced.
4) Finally, it discusses theories about dinosaurs' origin and extinction, noting their possible existence contemporaneously with humans as described in legends of dragons and their demise
The Progressive Movement sought to address issues exposed by journalists and reformers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Journalists uncovered corruption in government and unhealthy, unsafe working conditions. Reformers pushed for greater government responsiveness and regulations on businesses. Some key effects included improved working conditions, more business regulations, and expanded citizen power through initiatives, referendums, and recall elections. Muckraking journalists like Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair exposed issues that helped spur reforms addressing political corruption, unsafe industries, and social issues like prohibition and women's suffrage.
Identifying Tumor Permeability Heterogeneity with MRI Contrast AgentsMike Aref
We tested the hypothesis that macromolecular agents will have a greater sensitivity in identifying areas of high regional mammary tumor permeability-surface area products than low molecular weight agents. New modalities such as ultrasound, MRI, and nuclear medicine may improve breast cancer diagnosis(1). MRI can detect small tumors, 1 mm, with nearly 100% sensitivity(2) and can differentiate benign from malignant tumors with an accuracy of only 30 to 40%(3). A need exists for more accurately characterizing tumor specificity with MR mammography. Dynamic contrast enhanced MR mammography shows promise, and is based on differences in capillary density. Only a subset of tumor cells acquire angiogenic activity and this results in heterogeneous capillary density and surface area(4). High regional capillary density indicates poor prognosis(5). Tumor secreted factors induce angiogenesis, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is necessary for metastasis and regions high in VEGF exhibit hyperpermeability(6). Some of the physiological byproducts of angiogenesis regulate the extraction of an agent by a tumor from the blood. This extraction depends on (a) capillary surface area, S, (b) capillary permeability, P, (c) capillary blood flow, F, (d) transit time of the agent through the tumor interstitium, and (e) the plasma half-life, T1/2 DIST(7, 8). By imaging the time evolution of a contrast agent in the lesion, one can model agent extraction. Knowing the plasma half-life of an agent and regional blood flow provides a measure of the capillary surface area and permeability. Such knowledge may provide a means of differentiating benign from malignant tumors.
This document describes a professional mobile bandwidth bonding router that aggregates bandwidth from multiple 4G/3G connections. It has ruggedized hardware, supports various modem types, and bonds connections to increase bandwidth and provide seamless failover. The router enables high-speed internet access anywhere for applications such as video uploads, HD video conferencing, telemedicine, and more.
This document discusses developing a culture of innovation and a new model for economic development in Georgia. It outlines Centers of Innovation, which aim to commercialize new products, services, and business models by leveraging industry expertise and connecting companies to university research and other state resources. The centers focus on high-growth potential enterprises in six strategic industries distributed statewide. The centers provide matching funds for university research projects with a commercialization focus, requiring support from a Center of Innovation director. It lists the leadership of the centers and emphasizes that innovation has become the new norm, encouraging unlearning old ways of thinking and introducing small changes to stay sharp.
LearnX is a simulated learning environment platform that combines features of Moodle and Second Life with built-in plagiarism detection. It aims to provide an integrated learning environment that improves teaching and learning through interactive simulations of real-world contexts. The platform offers virtual labs, museums, offices and other simulations for subjects across K-12 and higher education. Teachers can set up online courses and enroll students, who can then interact collaboratively and complete assessments within the simulated environments. LearnX handles maintenance and technical support to provide a turnkey solution for educational institutions at a low cost.
1) O documento lista os três principais vendedores de uma empresa de outsourcing com base em suas vendas brutas. 2) A vendedora número um foi Ana Cláudia Picaró Jones com 425 gigas em vendas. 3) O documento fornece os nomes, vendas e posições dos três principais vendedores em 21 de julho de 2009.
Magic is logic others would fail to understand> We look at \'successful people\' and say "how lucky!" They were not lucky. They put Labour Under Correct Knowledge and created LUCK. This presentation was made to create awareness amongst a group on 8 habits of whiners and 4 habits of winners. Those from subcontinent would love the mnemonics of 8 habits :-) "Goli hai!"
This vacation planner document lists several potential vacation destinations for 2009 including a new beach in Japan, the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon, Tema Park in Las Vegas known for heights, tennis in Dubai, hiking, and bike riding. It is intended to help the reader plan their 2009 vacation and is provided by their life insurance agent.
The document discusses various camera and visibility techniques in Alice, including:
1) Adding camera controls to zoom and change views of characters and objects.
2) Using dummy cameras to save specific camera positions and swap between views.
3) Making objects invisible using "IsShowing" and translucent using "Opacity" to create effects like ghosts.
4) Adding 3D text objects to display titles or instructions in the virtual world.
- Teachers in 1703 complained that students relied too much on slates and would be unable to do calculations if their slates broke.
- In 1815, a principal's association said students were too dependent on paper and didn't know how to properly use and clean slates.
- The 1907 National Association of Teachers argued students depended too much on ink and didn't know how to sharpen pencils by hand.
- A 1929 article lamented that students could no longer make their own ink and would be unable to write without store-bought ink on trips.
- In 1941, a PTA Gazette article said students relied too much on fountain pens instead of straight pens and qu
Este documento presenta un curso de educación ambiental que consta de 4 unidades y 11 temas. No hay examen, la evaluación se basa en los trabajos realizados y el trabajo en equipo. Las unidades cubren el desarrollo biosocial del hombre contemporáneo, el desarrollo sostenible, la legislación ambiental y la educación ambiental, acción y difusión social.
This document introduces HTML and provides instructions on how to create and view an HTML document. It discusses the history of HTML, what HTML is and basic HTML tags like headings, paragraphs, lists, and text formatting. It also covers adding images, links, and changing text and background colors. The document concludes by explaining how to write an HTML file using a text editor, save it with a .html extension, and open it in a web browser to view the formatted page.
This document provides an overview of an employee development program. It discusses the goals of developing employees to meet strategic business needs and stay competitive. The workshop objectives are to teach motivating employees to develop themselves and coach their development. Development is defined as planned, continuous learning to maximize strengths. The key aspects are development planning based around critical competencies and a partnership between employees, supervisors, and the organization to face future challenges through continuous learning.
This report identifies seven major carbon opportunities that could be realized through Australian telecommunication networks between 2008-2054 to reduce the country's carbon emissions by almost 5% compared to business as usual. These opportunities include remote appliance management, presence-based power reduction, decentralizing business districts, personalized public transport, real-time freight management, increasing renewable energy use, and high definition video conferencing. If implemented, they could save businesses and consumers approximately $6.6 billion per year in energy and travel costs while also creating carbon credits valued between $570 million to $5.5 billion annually depending on the future price of carbon. Some opportunities can be adopted immediately while others require a national fiber optic network for homes and businesses.
The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of exercise on memory and thinking abilities in older adults. The study found that regular exercise can help reduce the decline in thinking abilities that often occurs with age. Older adults who exercised regularly performed better on cognitive tests and brain scans showed they had greater activity in important areas for memory and learning compared to less active peers.
1) The greatest environmental threats facing the planet today include climate change and endangered species. Climate change is causing widespread melting of ice and snow and rising temperatures, while half of all species may be extinct by the century's end due to human activity.
2) Australia faces threats like drought, invasive species, climate change and loss of protected areas.
3) Indonesia faces threats including deforestation, water pollution, forest fires and endangered species. Deforestation occurs from human development and harms oxygen and air quality, while pollution, fires and deforestation threaten animals and disrupt ecosystems.
4) Deforestation was a major problem in Indonesia due to demand for wood and economic growth, though Indonesia is now
The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to Achieve the...Turlough Guerin GAICD FGIA
Summary: Telstra has shown the possibility for its business to deliver emissions reductions across the economy. We are now using our own products and services to help our customers reduce their own emissions. And we are using these solutions ourselves and quantifying the environmental benefits.
Background
Telstra’s original energy efficiency programs began in the 1970’s with early research into renewable energy technologies, leading to Telstra being one of the largest solar energy generator in Australia with over 10,000 solar powered sites. Over the past 10 years, Telstra started reporting externally its environmental performance. In 2007, Telstra cast a vision for how we could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the economy through the “Towards a High Bandwidth Low Carbon Future” report. Improvements in how Telstra approached environmental and sustainability reporting, along with continually introducing environmental initiatives, has led to a 10 percentage point increase in 2009 on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and maintained Telstra’s Climate Leader status on their Australia/New Zealand Climate Leaders Index by the Carbon Disclosure Project for the past 3 years.
In late 2009, Telstra announced a carbon reduction target. Since that time and up to the current time in 2010, Telstra has undertaken the development of a whole-of-company energy allocation model to assist us achieve this target. With a strong commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, Telstra is now well positioned to enable its customers to reduce their own.
Purpose
The challenge for Telstra is to minimise energy consumption and Telstra’s exposure to rising electricity prices, while delivering the vital services our customers need. In short, we need to reduce our environmental footprint while growing our business.
In this presentation, I will share with you what we have done to deliver on this vision to enable our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. There are three areas where Telstra is improving the management of its energy use and at the same time minimising the environmental impacts on our customers.
To ensure our future is low carbon, as a nation we need to alter our current legacy which is reliance on fossil fuels. An important contribution to getting there is to build a high-speed, ubiquitous broadband network. This will enable flexible working, efficient deployment of field staff and fleets, and video conferencing, all of which will help to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
Currently, per person, per annum we contribute 28 tonnes of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Our challenge as a nation is clear. We have 40 years to reduce this to 3 tonnes per person, per annum. Climate change and global warming are not just environmental issues, but forces that will shape how we will do business. In this paper, I will address how Telstra is using broadband to reduce its own carbon footprint and why broadband will enable our customers and the nation to do the same.
The effects of climate change are not going away. Why? In the past 12 months climate scientists have confirmed our worst fears – early modelling vastly underestimated the impacts. There is now a greater than 60% chance that the world will experience a 2C increase in temperature by mid this century, which will lead to more severe droughts, heatwaves, storm events and sea level rise. But there is one thing we can be 100% sure of. Our future will be carbon-constrained. That also means there will be a cost on carbon.
A colleague from the banking industry told me last month that their courier company has already passed on a fuel surcharge of 15%. Across the bank’s entire operations, courier costs have increased by a million dollars. And this is only one of their suppliers. Businesses and governments must act to reduce their exposure to this crisis.
The Progressive Movement sought to address issues exposed by journalists and reformers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Journalists uncovered corruption in government and unhealthy, unsafe working conditions. Reformers pushed for greater government responsiveness and regulations on businesses. Some key effects included improved working conditions, more business regulations, and expanded citizen power through initiatives, referendums, and recall elections. Muckraking journalists like Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair exposed issues that helped spur reforms addressing political corruption, unsafe industries, and social issues like prohibition and women's suffrage.
Identifying Tumor Permeability Heterogeneity with MRI Contrast AgentsMike Aref
We tested the hypothesis that macromolecular agents will have a greater sensitivity in identifying areas of high regional mammary tumor permeability-surface area products than low molecular weight agents. New modalities such as ultrasound, MRI, and nuclear medicine may improve breast cancer diagnosis(1). MRI can detect small tumors, 1 mm, with nearly 100% sensitivity(2) and can differentiate benign from malignant tumors with an accuracy of only 30 to 40%(3). A need exists for more accurately characterizing tumor specificity with MR mammography. Dynamic contrast enhanced MR mammography shows promise, and is based on differences in capillary density. Only a subset of tumor cells acquire angiogenic activity and this results in heterogeneous capillary density and surface area(4). High regional capillary density indicates poor prognosis(5). Tumor secreted factors induce angiogenesis, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is necessary for metastasis and regions high in VEGF exhibit hyperpermeability(6). Some of the physiological byproducts of angiogenesis regulate the extraction of an agent by a tumor from the blood. This extraction depends on (a) capillary surface area, S, (b) capillary permeability, P, (c) capillary blood flow, F, (d) transit time of the agent through the tumor interstitium, and (e) the plasma half-life, T1/2 DIST(7, 8). By imaging the time evolution of a contrast agent in the lesion, one can model agent extraction. Knowing the plasma half-life of an agent and regional blood flow provides a measure of the capillary surface area and permeability. Such knowledge may provide a means of differentiating benign from malignant tumors.
This document describes a professional mobile bandwidth bonding router that aggregates bandwidth from multiple 4G/3G connections. It has ruggedized hardware, supports various modem types, and bonds connections to increase bandwidth and provide seamless failover. The router enables high-speed internet access anywhere for applications such as video uploads, HD video conferencing, telemedicine, and more.
This document discusses developing a culture of innovation and a new model for economic development in Georgia. It outlines Centers of Innovation, which aim to commercialize new products, services, and business models by leveraging industry expertise and connecting companies to university research and other state resources. The centers focus on high-growth potential enterprises in six strategic industries distributed statewide. The centers provide matching funds for university research projects with a commercialization focus, requiring support from a Center of Innovation director. It lists the leadership of the centers and emphasizes that innovation has become the new norm, encouraging unlearning old ways of thinking and introducing small changes to stay sharp.
LearnX is a simulated learning environment platform that combines features of Moodle and Second Life with built-in plagiarism detection. It aims to provide an integrated learning environment that improves teaching and learning through interactive simulations of real-world contexts. The platform offers virtual labs, museums, offices and other simulations for subjects across K-12 and higher education. Teachers can set up online courses and enroll students, who can then interact collaboratively and complete assessments within the simulated environments. LearnX handles maintenance and technical support to provide a turnkey solution for educational institutions at a low cost.
1) O documento lista os três principais vendedores de uma empresa de outsourcing com base em suas vendas brutas. 2) A vendedora número um foi Ana Cláudia Picaró Jones com 425 gigas em vendas. 3) O documento fornece os nomes, vendas e posições dos três principais vendedores em 21 de julho de 2009.
Magic is logic others would fail to understand> We look at \'successful people\' and say "how lucky!" They were not lucky. They put Labour Under Correct Knowledge and created LUCK. This presentation was made to create awareness amongst a group on 8 habits of whiners and 4 habits of winners. Those from subcontinent would love the mnemonics of 8 habits :-) "Goli hai!"
This vacation planner document lists several potential vacation destinations for 2009 including a new beach in Japan, the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon, Tema Park in Las Vegas known for heights, tennis in Dubai, hiking, and bike riding. It is intended to help the reader plan their 2009 vacation and is provided by their life insurance agent.
The document discusses various camera and visibility techniques in Alice, including:
1) Adding camera controls to zoom and change views of characters and objects.
2) Using dummy cameras to save specific camera positions and swap between views.
3) Making objects invisible using "IsShowing" and translucent using "Opacity" to create effects like ghosts.
4) Adding 3D text objects to display titles or instructions in the virtual world.
- Teachers in 1703 complained that students relied too much on slates and would be unable to do calculations if their slates broke.
- In 1815, a principal's association said students were too dependent on paper and didn't know how to properly use and clean slates.
- The 1907 National Association of Teachers argued students depended too much on ink and didn't know how to sharpen pencils by hand.
- A 1929 article lamented that students could no longer make their own ink and would be unable to write without store-bought ink on trips.
- In 1941, a PTA Gazette article said students relied too much on fountain pens instead of straight pens and qu
Este documento presenta un curso de educación ambiental que consta de 4 unidades y 11 temas. No hay examen, la evaluación se basa en los trabajos realizados y el trabajo en equipo. Las unidades cubren el desarrollo biosocial del hombre contemporáneo, el desarrollo sostenible, la legislación ambiental y la educación ambiental, acción y difusión social.
This document introduces HTML and provides instructions on how to create and view an HTML document. It discusses the history of HTML, what HTML is and basic HTML tags like headings, paragraphs, lists, and text formatting. It also covers adding images, links, and changing text and background colors. The document concludes by explaining how to write an HTML file using a text editor, save it with a .html extension, and open it in a web browser to view the formatted page.
This document provides an overview of an employee development program. It discusses the goals of developing employees to meet strategic business needs and stay competitive. The workshop objectives are to teach motivating employees to develop themselves and coach their development. Development is defined as planned, continuous learning to maximize strengths. The key aspects are development planning based around critical competencies and a partnership between employees, supervisors, and the organization to face future challenges through continuous learning.
This report identifies seven major carbon opportunities that could be realized through Australian telecommunication networks between 2008-2054 to reduce the country's carbon emissions by almost 5% compared to business as usual. These opportunities include remote appliance management, presence-based power reduction, decentralizing business districts, personalized public transport, real-time freight management, increasing renewable energy use, and high definition video conferencing. If implemented, they could save businesses and consumers approximately $6.6 billion per year in energy and travel costs while also creating carbon credits valued between $570 million to $5.5 billion annually depending on the future price of carbon. Some opportunities can be adopted immediately while others require a national fiber optic network for homes and businesses.
The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of exercise on memory and thinking abilities in older adults. The study found that regular exercise can help reduce the decline in thinking abilities that often occurs with age. Older adults who exercised regularly performed better on cognitive tests and brain scans showed they had greater activity in important areas for memory and learning compared to less active peers.
1) The greatest environmental threats facing the planet today include climate change and endangered species. Climate change is causing widespread melting of ice and snow and rising temperatures, while half of all species may be extinct by the century's end due to human activity.
2) Australia faces threats like drought, invasive species, climate change and loss of protected areas.
3) Indonesia faces threats including deforestation, water pollution, forest fires and endangered species. Deforestation occurs from human development and harms oxygen and air quality, while pollution, fires and deforestation threaten animals and disrupt ecosystems.
4) Deforestation was a major problem in Indonesia due to demand for wood and economic growth, though Indonesia is now
The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to Achieve the...Turlough Guerin GAICD FGIA
Summary: Telstra has shown the possibility for its business to deliver emissions reductions across the economy. We are now using our own products and services to help our customers reduce their own emissions. And we are using these solutions ourselves and quantifying the environmental benefits.
Background
Telstra’s original energy efficiency programs began in the 1970’s with early research into renewable energy technologies, leading to Telstra being one of the largest solar energy generator in Australia with over 10,000 solar powered sites. Over the past 10 years, Telstra started reporting externally its environmental performance. In 2007, Telstra cast a vision for how we could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the economy through the “Towards a High Bandwidth Low Carbon Future” report. Improvements in how Telstra approached environmental and sustainability reporting, along with continually introducing environmental initiatives, has led to a 10 percentage point increase in 2009 on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and maintained Telstra’s Climate Leader status on their Australia/New Zealand Climate Leaders Index by the Carbon Disclosure Project for the past 3 years.
In late 2009, Telstra announced a carbon reduction target. Since that time and up to the current time in 2010, Telstra has undertaken the development of a whole-of-company energy allocation model to assist us achieve this target. With a strong commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, Telstra is now well positioned to enable its customers to reduce their own.
Purpose
The challenge for Telstra is to minimise energy consumption and Telstra’s exposure to rising electricity prices, while delivering the vital services our customers need. In short, we need to reduce our environmental footprint while growing our business.
In this presentation, I will share with you what we have done to deliver on this vision to enable our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. There are three areas where Telstra is improving the management of its energy use and at the same time minimising the environmental impacts on our customers.
To ensure our future is low carbon, as a nation we need to alter our current legacy which is reliance on fossil fuels. An important contribution to getting there is to build a high-speed, ubiquitous broadband network. This will enable flexible working, efficient deployment of field staff and fleets, and video conferencing, all of which will help to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
Currently, per person, per annum we contribute 28 tonnes of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Our challenge as a nation is clear. We have 40 years to reduce this to 3 tonnes per person, per annum. Climate change and global warming are not just environmental issues, but forces that will shape how we will do business. In this paper, I will address how Telstra is using broadband to reduce its own carbon footprint and why broadband will enable our customers and the nation to do the same.
The effects of climate change are not going away. Why? In the past 12 months climate scientists have confirmed our worst fears – early modelling vastly underestimated the impacts. There is now a greater than 60% chance that the world will experience a 2C increase in temperature by mid this century, which will lead to more severe droughts, heatwaves, storm events and sea level rise. But there is one thing we can be 100% sure of. Our future will be carbon-constrained. That also means there will be a cost on carbon.
A colleague from the banking industry told me last month that their courier company has already passed on a fuel surcharge of 15%. Across the bank’s entire operations, courier costs have increased by a million dollars. And this is only one of their suppliers. Businesses and governments must act to reduce their exposure to this crisis.
Green Broadband Broadband World Australia 2008Turlough Guerin
This document summarizes a presentation by Dr. Turlough Guerin about how high-speed broadband networks can help Australia transition to a low-carbon economy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. It discusses how broadband enables teleworking, efficient deployment of field staff, and video conferencing to reduce transportation needs. It provides examples of how Telstra has used broadband to increase field workforce productivity by 20% and reduce fuel usage by 6%, saving millions of liters of fuel annually. The document advocates that broadband infrastructure will be important for enabling changes in how Australians work, live, and use energy to meet climate change goals.
1) The document discusses how telecommunications can reduce greenhouse gas emissions through enabling alternatives to physical transportation and infrastructure.
2) It provides three examples of how Telstra's products and services allow for reductions: optimizing field workforce routing to reduce travel; enabling remote working to decrease office space needs; and replacing business air travel with videoconferencing.
3) The author argues that for every tonne of emissions from powering telecommunications infrastructure, the sector can enable up to 9 tonnes of reductions across the economy through virtual substitutions.
The document discusses how telecommunications can reduce organizations' carbon footprints. It notes that while the ICT sector contributes 2-3% of global emissions, telecommunications offers significant potential to reduce emissions across the economy through enabling virtual alternatives. The author provides three examples of how Telstra's products and services leverage emissions reductions: 1) Trimble GeoManager improves field workforce efficiency by 5.6% in travel and 13.3% in productivity; 2) broadband enables flexible working that can reduce emissions 1.6 tonnes per teleworker; 3) high-definition videoconferencing replaces business air travel. Overall, telecommunications is presented as a key enabler of a low-carbon future through smart applications on broadband networks
This document summarizes a presentation by Telstra about developing green products in the ICT sector. It discusses how Telstra is quantifying the environmental benefits of products like video conferencing and online billing using tools like life cycle analysis. Telstra aims to strengthen its environmental commitment company-wide and better understand customer needs to validate green product offerings. By measuring emissions reductions from product use, Telstra can demonstrate additional value to customers through cost savings and productivity benefits.
Connecting with a low-carbon future. This report examines how Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
can help unlock the financial and environmental benefits of a low-carbon
economy, building on the findings of the 2007 Telstra-commissioned report,
Towards a High-Bandwidth Low-Carbon Future (the 2007 Report). The findings in this report reveal that
the potential of ICT to help reduce
energy costs and carbon emissions has
grown substantially over the past seven
years and, if realised, the opportunities
identified here could help Australians
substantially cut emissions, by 27.5
MtCO2-e per year and achieve savings and
revenue of almost $8.92
billion per year.
Since the 2007 Report was released,
the pressure on governments and
business to reduce energy use and carbon
emissions has intensified. Energy prices
have increased significantly and there
is increasing scientific confidence that
human activity is a major contributor to
climate change.
Given regulatory and societal pressure
to address climate change, Australian
businesses must find ways to reduce
carbon emissions, while at the same time
containing costs and balancing their
public reputation with shareholder and
investor requirements.
Communicating The Message Telstra & The EnvironmentpdfTurlough Guerin
Telstra is taking a broad, multi-faceted approach to addressing climate change by focusing on real reductions rather than just offsets. It has formed a Climate Change Review Group to coordinate its climate change strategy. Telstra aims to reduce its carbon emissions through initiatives like increasing energy efficiency, expanding telecommunications infrastructure, and enabling remote working. It has achieved a total carbon savings of 174,000 tonnes from 2006-2007 through programs focused on energy use, transport efficiency, waste management and more. Telstra plans further assessments and improvements to continue reducing its environmental footprint.
Overview of opportunity & necessity for a different way of working. Clear break down of carbon issues, sources, and the possibilities within Telecom to solve these problems.
Major telecommunications companies have formed the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) to promote sustainable business practices and technologies. The alliance, supported by the UN and ITU, aims to share best practices for reducing environmental impacts like carbon emissions. Founding members like AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, and British Telecom have taken steps like increasing telework and implementing more efficient waste management to lower their carbon footprints and environmental impacts. Over the next two years, GeSI will research how information and communication technologies can advance sustainability goals and help other companies adopt more socially and environmentally responsible practices.
Imtech ICT provides energy assessment services to help businesses develop carbon management plans and reduce energy costs. The assessment involves an online survey, report on areas for improvement, and consultation to establish goals. Key areas for improvement include energy consumption, workplace culture, customer/shareholder impact, travel policies and more. Imtech can help clients achieve smarter energy solutions and a more sustainable future through their expertise in electrical, ICT and mechanical services.
Green ICT in Singapore - Path to responsible and sustainable growthVikas Sharma
A white paper I wrote back in 2009 for a government client in Singapore (publishing here since it is a non-confidential document available in the public domain). It provides an overview of the relevance of green ICT and how Singapore ICT companies are contributing in this space.
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The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to Achieve their Carbon Commitments
1. T.F. Guerin (2010) ""The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to Achieve their Carbon
Commitments”. Presentation to the 2nd Annual Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability Conference, Amsterdam
Delivered via web and audio conference, April 2010.
"The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to
Achieve their Carbon Commitments”
Dr Turlough F Guerin
Group Manager Environment,
Telstra Corporation Limited
Melbourne, Australia
Summary: Telstra has shown the possibility for its business to deliver emissions reductions
across the economy. We are now using our own products and services to help our customers
reduce their own emissions. And we are using these solutions ourselves and quantifying the
environmental benefits.
Background
Telstra’s original energy efficiency programs began in the 1970’s with early research into
renewable energy technologies, leading to Telstra being one of the largest solar energy
generator in Australia with over 10,000 solar powered sites. Over the past 10 years, Telstra
started reporting externally its environmental performance. In 2007, Telstra cast a vision for
how we could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the economy1 through the
“Towards a High Bandwidth Low Carbon Future” report. Improvements in how Telstra
approached environmental and sustainability reporting, along with continually introducing
environmental initiatives, has led to a 10 percentage point increase in 2009 on the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) and maintained Telstra’s Climate Leader status on their Australia/
New Zealand Climate Leaders Index by the Carbon Disclosure Project2 for the past 3 years.
In late 2009, Telstra announced a carbon reduction target. Since that time and up to the current
time in 2010, Telstra has undertaken the development of a whole-of-company energy
allocation model3 to assist us achieve this target. With a strong commitment to reducing our
carbon footprint, Telstra is now well positioned to enable its customers to reduce their own.
Purpose
The challenge for Telstra is to minimise energy consumption and Telstra’s exposure to rising
electricity prices, while delivering the vital services our customers need. In short, we need to
reduce our environmental footprint while growing our business.
In this presentation, I will share with you what we have done to deliver on this vision to enable
our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. There are three areas where Telstra is
improving the management of its energy use and at the same time minimising the
environmental impacts on our customers.
1
Towards High Bandwidth Low Carbon Future (2007)
http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/csr/case_studies/society.cfm
2
K. Cockbill & T.F. Guerin (2010) The Business Case for Green Product Development in the Information
Communications & Technology (ICT) Sector: A Corporate Environment Perspective from Telstra. Presentation to
“Innovate 2010” Sydney, Australia 18-19 February.
3
N. Scheltus & T.F. Guerin (2010) “Carbon emissions and the customer – transparency in corporate
responsibility”, Presentation to RMIT Masters in Business Administration.
2. T.F. Guerin (2010) ""The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to Achieve their Carbon
Commitments”. Presentation to the 2nd Annual Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability Conference, Amsterdam
Delivered via web and audio conference, April 2010.
We are doing this by:
• Enabling our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions;
• Measuring our own carbon footprint onto our largest customers; and
• Quantifying the time, cost and carbon savings from product/solution deployment.
Enabling our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
Firstly, we are working with customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. We know
that high speed broadband will enable the deployment of low carbon solutions across the
economy such as video conferencing, remote working, and applications of these innovations
through industry verticals such as e-Health, e-Education4 and growth in sales of these solutions
is increasing. For example, for every tonne of greenhouse gas the telco and ICT sector
generate, our industry sector is enabling the wider economy to reduce its greenhouse gas
emissions by a factor of five or more.
The industry, and Telstra, has made a commitment that we can deliver these benefits, and there
is an expectation that we will deliver on this promise. Well, I can proudly say that in Telstra,
we are delivering. The example I’ll share is in reducing transport emissions. Much of
transport’s emissions come from vehicle fleets. Within Telstra, we are enabling the efficient
deployment of field work forces using Trimble Geo Manager, a solution we offer our
enterprise customers5, particularly those in the transport sector with large fleets and field
service staff6. Let me explain. In Telstra, we have a total vehicle fleet of 14,000 and a field
workforce of about 6,000. These are the staff that connect your landline or conduct repairs
when there has been an outage. Trimble GeoManager relies on field staff being connected via
wireless broadband. It finds the shortest distance between field jobs so work can be scheduled
in the most time-effective and fuel-efficient way. It uses GPS and GIS technology with the
additional feature that it sends a regular positioning signal to a satellite. It allows work
schedulers to match the closest field staff, that have the needed skills, to the next nearest job.
In Telstra, Trimble GeoManager, has reduced travel kilometres between field jobs, by 6.5
percent year on year since 2006/077.
When running a large field work force and vehicle fleet like ours, this equates to millions of
litres of fuel saved each year. That’s a significant positive impact on green house gas emissions
reduction. But the greatest business value in implementing Trimble has been the recovery of
lost time from the field workforce. Telstra has seen an increase of more than 10 percent
productivity in our own field work force since installing Trimble.
This is transformational change: Increased productivity and reduced carbon footprint. Imagine
that impact multiplied across a national broadband network.
4
Telstra’s Sustainability White Paper “Using Sustainability to Drive Your Sustainability Strategy” (2009) (http://
www.telstraenterprise.com/researchinsights/Pages/Sustainability.aspx)
5
http://www.telstraenterprise.com/productsservices/mobility/remoteandmobileassetsmanagement/Pages/
TrimbleGeoManager.aspx
6
Telstra has sold approximately 2000 units over the past 2.5 years to Enterprise & Government customers.
7
This is based on the 26% reduction of km/task that our national Regional Service Delivery vehicles has reported
during the period financial year 2005/6 (44.5) to 2008/9 (37.4).
3. T.F. Guerin (2010) ""The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to Achieve their Carbon
Commitments”. Presentation to the 2nd Annual Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability Conference, Amsterdam
Delivered via web and audio conference, April 2010.
Measuring our own carbon footprint onto our largest customers
Secondly, we are measuring our own carbon footprint onto some of our largest customers. For
those of you who may be wondering if the current uncertainty about carbon regulation is a
reason to put your supply chain impacts of your products and services to the side, let me share
with you the actions taken by one of our largest customers, which shows just how seriously
some customers are concerned about costs of carbon in their business.
In 2008, Telstra was approached by an enterprise customer asking us to measure our carbon
footprint onto their operations8. Telstra undertook a life cycle assessment (LCA) for this
customer to measure the environmental footprint of provision of our products and services into
their operations9. Telstra calculated the energy use and greenhouse gas (carbon) emissions
resulting from provision of its products and services to that customer. The study determined the
impact for both Telstra and the customer, allowing both organisations to better understand and
manage the energy and emissions impacts of the telecommunications products and services
provided to the customer10.
Here are the results: 20 percent of the energy and greenhouse gas emissions impact was
attributable to Telstra and 80 percent attributable to the customer11. The impact of the
customer-premises equipment (CPE), which was predominantly routers, was significant and
higher compared with all other impacts from our footprint such as fixed line and mobile calls.
In fact, the emissions from the CPE represented eight percent of the customer’s total carbon
footprint.
This collaboration between Telstra and a major customer has provided a focus for both
organisations to reduce the carbon emissions impact from equipment needed to be deployed by
our customers to use Telstra’s services. This has included seeking alternative solutions to
replace or upgrade legacy routers to models and configurations that are more energy efficient.
It has enabled both Telstra and the customer to look at energy use and greenhouse gas
emissions management in a new light. For Telstra, we have a better understanding of the
contributions of our individual products and services to our own greenhouse gas emissions
footprint. For the customer, they can see how telecommunications solutions directly impact
their power consumption. Undertaking a carbon footprint onto our customers is also consistent
with our philosophy of working transparently with our stakeholders and disclosing our
environmental liabilities12.
8
This request became a catalyst for Telstra to better understand the carbon impact of its products and services,
building on the company-level carbon footprint (from emissions sources eg electricity, fuel & waste to landfill)
and business unit level carbon footprint already conducted.
9
‘Telecommunications and the Environment: But what about the Customer?’ by T.F. Guerin. Presentation to the
CommsDay Congress, 13-14 October 2009, Melbourne, Australia.
10
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology was used in the study and it was limited to operational energy
consumption due to the complexity of products and services used by the customer. Embodied energy or other
material environmental impacts were not considered. Allocation rules were developed to apportion Telstra’s
network energy use to specific Telstra products and services. Although a partial LCA was completed, ISO
Guidelines were used as guidance for this study (AS/NZS ISO 14040:2006(E), AS/NZS ISO 14044:2006).
11
The total carbon emissions impact for both Telstra and the customer was 22,237 tonnes CO2e or the equivalent
to the greenhouse gas emissions from approximately 1,600 average Australian households
(http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/gwci).
12
Refer to Telstra’s submission to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) at www.cdproject.net. Telstra has
participated in this initiative since its inception in 2003 and for the past 4 years we have been represented on the
Climate Leaders Index demonstrating our commitment to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and resilience to
impacts of extreme weather events.
4. T.F. Guerin (2010) ""The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Enabling Customers to Achieve their Carbon
Commitments”. Presentation to the 2nd Annual Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability Conference, Amsterdam
Delivered via web and audio conference, April 2010.
Quantifying the time, cost and carbon savings from product/solution deployment
Finally, ICT products, such as video conferencing and remote working, provide additional
value to their functional and technical capabilities through reduced impact on the environment.
Realising this value for the customer, through the development of products and services, is
both a challenge and opportunity facing the ICT sector. Telstra has embraced this challenge
and opportunity by measuring the environmental impacts and benefits of selected products and
services, and underpinning these efforts by continuing to improve commitment to its own
environmental performance.
In April 2009, Telstra and WWF jointly launched a whitepaper on ‘Using ICT to drive your
Sustainability Strategy’13 that incorporated sophisticated Return on Investment (ROI) tools.
The four calculators enabled customers to understand the potential cost, productivity and
emissions savings from individual product use. Although only an estimation, the transparency
and breakdown of the components presented a credible tool that is valued by customers and
further tools are under development.
Follow up to this work has been in calculating the carbon emissions, productivity and cost
savings achieved, from our products and solutions, doing this in real-time, realising enhanced
value for the customer. This approach was piloted internally at Telstra in 2009 by measuring
the travel savings from video conferencing deployment including avoided carbon emissions.
At the beginning of each video conference, a software tool captured the number of attendees
substituting physical travel. The tool then used their geographic locations, the latest emissions
conversion factors, and real time data for flight and vehicle costs, to accurately measure the
travel savings14. This example demonstrates not just the direct environmental benefits of the
product, but also the link to measurable cost savings and productivity benefits. Quantification
of environmental benefits across selected business offerings, such as remote working, online
billing, and video conferencing, integrates with productivity and costs savings. And this
results in additional business value.
Conclusion
In closing, good environmental management is important for our business but it goes beyond
us - it is also important for our customer’s business. Telstra must meet its customer’s needs for
coverage, speed, bandwidth, and service, but customers are also a priority in our approach to
managing the environment: we are enabling customers to achieve their own carbon reduction
commitments.
13
Refer to http://www.telstraenterprise.com/researchinsights/Pages/Sustainability.aspx for a copy.
14
The three month trial used 8 video conference units to calculate over $62,000, 1,420 hours and over 100 tonnes
of CO2e avoided from 305 individuals substituting travel cited from K. Cockbill & T.F. Guerin (2010) The
Business Case for Green Product Development in the Information Communications & Technology (ICT) Sector:
A Corporate Environment Perspective from Telstra. Presentation to “Innovate 2010” Sydney, Australia 18-19
February.