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Carbon Footprinting for ICT Product/Services and Supply Chain. Context. Methodology for greenhouse gas accounting (aka “footprinting”) for organisations and projects has been standardised by WRI/WBCSD as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) The GHGP also forms the basis for ISO14064
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Carbon Footprinting for ICT Product/Services andSupply Chain
Context • Methodology for greenhouse gas accounting (aka “footprinting”) for organisations and projects has been standardised by WRI/WBCSD as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) • The GHGP also forms the basis for ISO14064 • WRI/WBCSD has just started work on a new GHGP standard for products/services and supply chain • The new standard will build on the GHGP and 14064 and will also use the principles of life cycle assessment (LCA) set out in ISO 14040 and 14044 • The plan is to “road test” the new standard in mid-2009 prior to publication in mid-2010
Issues • ICT products and supply chain are far more complex than other sectors • LCA has not been applied widely for ICT products and supply chain • It will therefore be necessary to ensure that the new standard is developed in a way that is suitable for ICT products and supply chain • This will also enable ICT-specific guidelines to be developed in parallel if necessary
Proposal It is proposed that : • ITU members participate in relevant WRI/WBCSD Technical Working Groups to ensure that the new standard is suitable for the ICT sector • ITU-T (M) FG on ICT on and Climate Change establishes appropriate liaison with WRI/WBCSD