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Measuring the Emissions and Energy Footprint of the ICT Sector: Implications for Climate Action

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.contributor.authorITU
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-20T20:02:59Z
dc.date.available2024-03-20T20:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-20
dc.description.abstractDigitalization is increasing rapidly worldwide, requiring more energy, and resulting in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) two thirds of the world’s population are now online. Estimates of the internet and communication technology (ICT) sector’s share of global carbon emissions vary across the literature ranging from 1.5 to 4 percent. Based on the data and estimates in this report at least 1.7 percent of global emissions stem from the ICT sector. Meanwhile, one-third of the world’s population, or 2.6 billion people, remain unconnected to the internet. The large majority, about 94 percent, live in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), and less than 20 percent of LMICs have modern data infrastructure, such as co-location data centers and access to cloud computing. Connecting people in these countries will require more infrastructure and devices, which will further increase demand for scarce energy resources and drive emissions even higher if targeted interventions are not implemented. The objective of this report is two-fold. First, the report breaks down the energy and emissions profile of the sector and assesses the 30 highest emitting countries for telecommunications while providing global estimates for other ICT sector segments. The report uses a key framework for categorizing energy use and emissions, the greenhouse gas protocol corporate standard. Second, the report addresses the policy and regulatory implications inferred from this data and the examination of these issues through several country case studies.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099121223165540890/P17859702a98880540a4b70d57876048abb
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-92-61-38541-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-61-38541-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41238
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank and International Telecommunication Union
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank and International Telecommunication Union
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectDIGITALIZATION
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY FOOTPRINT
dc.subjectICT SECTOR
dc.titleMeasuring the Emissions and Energy Footprint of the ICT Sectoren
dc.title.subtitleImplications for Climate Actionen
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2024-03-20
okr.date.lastmodified2023-12-13T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099121223165540890/P17859702a98880540a4b70d57876048abb
okr.guid099121223165540890
okr.identifier.docmidP178597-2a988806-11f2-4354-a4b7-d57876048abb
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-92-61-38541-5
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34213850
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34213850
okr.identifier.report186435
okr.import.id3524
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099121223165540890/pdf/P17859702a98880540a4b70d57876048abb.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.sectorICT Services
okr.statistics.combined12693
okr.statistics.dr099121223165540890
okr.statistics.drstats11929
okr.themeAdaptation,Mitigation,ICT,Economic Policy,ICT Solutions,Green Growth,Economic Growth and Planning,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Private Sector Development,Climate change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.unitBrdband
okr.unitCybersec.&Digital4Climat (IDD09)
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