2: Energy and Greenhouse Gases

Improve energy efficiency, decrease energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gases

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The current financial and economic crisis, coupled with rising concerns over the health of our planet, tell us that we have to act smarter, greener and faster. ICT as an enabler will have a key role to play in improving energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gases and increasing sustainability within the ICT sector itself, and even more importantly, in all sectors of society. ICT can enable this change through better monitoring and control, by fostering awareness and triggering new patterns of behaviour. It has the capacity, at any moment, to confront organisations and individuals with the full impact of their actions on sustainability. International strategies to tackle climate change need to make full use of ICTs as one of the most powerful tools available that can produce the desired changes without having negative effects on prosperity or individual lifestyles. Action will need to be taken by all stakeholders.

Stakeholder(s):

• ICT Sector


• Society

Objective(s):

2.1: Energy Efficiency

2.2: Public Services

2.3: Smart Systems

2.4: Awareness and Empowerment

2.5: Energy Rating Standards

2.6: Procurement Policies

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