Work item | Question | Equiv. Num. | Status | Timing | Approval process | Version | Liaison relationship | Subject / Title | Priority |
L.1420rev | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2023-12 | AAP | Rev. | - | Methodology for energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions impact assessment of information and communication technologies in organizations | Medium |
L.1450rev | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2024 | AAP | Rev. | ISO/IEC JTC1 SC39 WG4 | Methodologies for the assessment of the environmental impact of the information and communication technology sector | Medium |
L.1472 (ex L.Database) | Q9/5 | | Consented 2024-06-21 | 2024-04 | AAP | New | ITU-R, ITU-D | Requirements for the creation of an ITU database on energy consumption and GHG emissions of the ICT sector | Medium |
L.1480rev | Q9/5 | ES 204 087 | Under study | 2024-12 | AAP | Rev. | ETSI, AIOTI, Net Zero Initiative, EGDC, WBCSD, GeSI, UNFCCC | Enabling the Net Zero transition: Assessing how the use of information and communication technology solutions impact greenhouse gas emissions of other sectors | Medium |
L. database EF | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2024 | AAP | - | GHG Protocol | Criteria for the development and maintenance of an ITU database on emission factors | Medium |
L.BatteriesLCA | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025 | AAP | New | - | Guidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of Lithium-ion Battery Products for ICT application | Medium |
L.Biodiversity_footprint | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2024-06 | AAP | New | UN Convention on Biodiversity, SBT for Nature | Methodology for the assessment of the footprint of an ICT organization on biodiversity | Medium |
L.Biodiversity_opportunities | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2024-06 | AAP | New | UN Convention on Biodiversity, SBT for Nature | Development of guidance on how to assess the second order effects of ICT solutions on biodiversity, including positive effects | Medium |
L.Carbon_DA | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2026 | AAP | New | - | Guidelines for Data Annotation for Carbon emissions Verification Knowledge Graph | Medium |
L.CFSP | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025 | AAP | New | GHG Protocol | Guidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of Software products | Medium |
L.ClimAI | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2026 | AAP | New | CEN/CENELEC JTC21 and ISO/IEC SC42 | Guidelines for Assessing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Greenhouse gas emissions | Medium |
L.database countries | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2024 | AAP | New | GHG Protocol | Criteria for the development and maintenance of databases on national ICT sector GHG emissions | Medium |
L.Env_DC | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025-12 | AAP | New | GeSI; ISO/IEC JTC1 SC39 | Guidelines on Multi-Dimensional Environmental Metrics and Management for Data Centres | Medium |
L.EnvImpServers | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2026 | AAP | New | - | Requirements for environmental impact evaluation of servers | Medium |
L.GHG emissions_PS | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025 | AAP | New | ITU-T SG20 | Guidelines for GHG emissions accounting in power systems | Medium |
L.GHGemissions_BS | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025 | AAP | New | SBTi, GeSI, UNFCCC | Methodologies for accounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Base Station sites | Medium |
L.GHGemissions_DC | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025 | AAP | New | SBTi, GeSI, UNFCCC | Methodologies for accounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Data Centers and Telecommunication Rooms | Medium |
L.GHGemissions_IP | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025 | AAP | New | - | Methodologies for accounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions of using ICT in Industrial Parks | Medium |
L.GHGintensities | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2024 | AAP | New | - | GHG emissions intensity indicators for telecom network operators | Medium |
L.impact_simplified | Q9/5 | | Under study | 2025 | AAP | New | ETSI TC EE, GHG Protocol | Simplified assessments of the GHG emissions impact of the use of ICT solutions | Medium |