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Investing in ICTs to mitigate climate change and foster socio-economic development in developing countries. 18 December 2009. ICTs are information and communication technologies. Phones and cellular phones Internet Systems based on information … air conditioning systems (temperature)
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Investing in ICTs to mitigate climatechange and foster socio-economic development in developing countries 18 December 2009
ICTs are information and communication technologies • Phones and cellular phones • Internet • Systems based on information … • air conditioning systems (temperature) • freight routing (localisation and roads) • inventory management (level of stock) • safety systems (event monitoring)
ICTs can support the key areas of the Bali Action Plan Sharedvision Mitigationof climatechange Adaptation Technologydevelopmentand transfer Provision offinancialresources
Different baselines mean different capabilities, outlooks and issues Investment capability Growth outlook Key issue Countries A High Slow CO2 Countries B High Fast CO2/GDP 6 8 Countries C Low Medium Investment inflow
ICTs provide an opportunity to mitigate climate change through investments ICT investment kick-starts a virtuous circle in developing countries Return on investment Investment in ICTs Energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction Socio-economicbenefits
Analysys Mason helps design new business models • New business models are required in developing countries • to promote social and economic development • to slow, limit and reduce carbon emissions • to attract private-sector investments • Our ambition is to transform fossil-based economies into clean, sustainable, growing, socially responsible ones
Analysys Mason info@analysysmason.com Analysys Mason Limited Bush House, North West Wing Aldwych, London WC2B 4PJ, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7395 9000 www.analysysmason.com