Climate Action: Transition Plans to Reduce the ICT Sector’s Own GHG Emissions

                    

                

            

    

        

                                        

                        

            

                        

        16 November 2024 from 11:15 to 12:15
Chinese Pavilion    

                        

        This session will discuss the ICT sector’s commitment to reducing GHG emissions and reporting progress on energy consumption and GHG emissions. It will also outline the next steps the industry can take to transition toward more efficient and sustainable operations. It will explore the best practices and highlight the importance of robust transition plans on climate change mitigation and adaptation aspects, which are critical for achieving the reduction of 45% of GHG emissions by 2030 compared to 2020.  Experts will also discuss and promote the development of specific guidance on transition plans of the ICT sector.  

Speakers
11:15 – 11:20
Opening ceremony:
–          Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary General, ITU

11:20 – 11:40
Session 1: Targets and Commitments of the GDA ICT GHG emissions pillar– Following progress
 Moderator: Jean Manuel Canet, Co-leader GDA Pillar 1
Speakers:
–          Jeroen Kanselaar, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility at Eurofiber, Chairman of the Sustainability Committee, FTTH Council Europe
–          Sara Ballan, Co-Lead Green Digital, Senior Digital Development Specialist, World Bank
–          Steven Moore, Head of Climate Action, GSMA
Questions & Answers

11:40 – 11:50
Presentation of Dashboard and draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1472 – Requirements for the creation of an ITU database on energy consumption and GHG emissions of the ICT sector

11:50 – 12:10
 Panel discussion: Concrete actions towards transition plans of the ICT sector
Moderator: Jean Manuel Canet, Co-leader GDA Pillar 1
Speakers:
–          Philippe Tuzzolino, Senior Vice-president Environment, Orange
–          Mr. Zhaoyang Wang, General Manager of Global IDC, Alibaba Cloud

12:10 – 12:15
Call to action and closing remarks
–          MIIT, China
–          Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy to the Director and Chief of Telecommunication Standardization Policy Department, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), ITU

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