• Question 24-2/2 – ICT and climate change
    • Table of Contents
    • 0 Introduction
    • 1 Climate change
      • 1.1 Scientific factors
      • 1.2 Extreme phenomena and climate change
      • 1.3 Sources of climate change
      • 1.4 United Nations conferences on climate change
      • 1.4.1 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
      • 1.4.2 ITU participation in the Framework Convention process
      • 1.4.3 Outcomes of the various conferences
    • 2 Climate change monitoring
      • 2.1 Background
      • 2.1.1 ITU-R
      • 2.1.2 ITU-T
      • 2.2 Remote sensing: means for monitoring climate change
      • 2.2.1 Active and passive remote sensing by satellite
      • 2.2.2 A concrete example: monitoring the rise in sea level
      • 2.2.3 Terrestrial, airborne and other systems
    • 3 ICTs
      • 3.1 Definition and role of ICTs
      • 3.2 The global ICT footprint
      • 3.3 ICTs for reducing GHG emissions
      • 3.4 Managing energy consumption of telecommunication networks
      • 3.5 Rebound effect
    • 4 Adaptation to climate change and impact reduction measures
      • 4.1 Background
      • 4.2 ICTs and adaptive measures
      • 4.3 Life cycle of ICT equipment, recycling and e-waste
      • 4.4 Actions by WTO
    • 5 Questionnaire: analysis and recommendations
      • 5.1 Questions contained in the questionnaire
      • 5.2 Analysis and summary of responses received
      • 5.3 Proposed Recommendation
      • 5.4 Smart grids for more efficient electricity distribution
    • 6 Conclusion
    • Annexes
      • Annex 1: Definitions ? Available references on ICT and climate change
      • Annex 2: Climate change: importance of the oceans, extremes phenomena, examples of climate change in some countries...
      • Annex 3: Questionnaire about ICT and climate change - Proposal for an ITU-D Recommendation
      • Annex 4: ICT footprint
      • Annex 5: Green ICT
      • Annex 6: ICT case studies
      • Annex 7: ICT, electricity and SMART grids
      • Annex 8: Resolution ITU R 60 (2012)
      • Annex 9: Rebound effect
      • Annex 10: ICT and climate change relevant standardization activities
      • Annex 11: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the environment
      • Annex 12: List of relevant ITU Reports and Recommendations