ICTs –
The 98% Solution(s)
Stephen Harper
Global Director
Environment and Energy Policy
Intel Corporation
Copenhagen COP 15
December 2009
Information and Communications Technology (ICT):
Improving Quality of Life in Many Ways
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Providing new modes of education and training
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Improving the quality and availability of health care
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Enhancing personal safety
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Providing increased accessibility for people with
disabilities
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Increasing access to information about government and
increasing
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Providing energy and environmental benefits
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The Micro and the Macro Story
Drive Computing
to Be More
Energy Efficient
~2%*
Opportunity
Use Computing to Improve
Energy Savings Outside
Information and
Communications
Technology
98%
The Big
Opportunity
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*Source:
Gartner, 2007
“Macro Story” Evidence
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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) studied
this issue and concluded:
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“For every extra Kwh of electricity that has been demanded by ICT, the
US economy increased its overall energy savings by a factor of about
10…” (2008)
The Climate Group and the “Global e-Sustainability Initiative”
published a report entitled, “Smart 2020: Enabling the Low Carbon
Economy in the Information Age” (2008), concluding:
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Smart 2020 concludes that ICT strategies could reduce up to 15%
percent of global emissions in 2020 against a “business as usual”
baseline
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US Addendum to Smart 2020 report, prepared by Boston Consulting
Group indicates that ICT strategies could reduce US carbon
emissions by up to 22 percent by 2020 vs. business-as-usual
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TAKE AWAY: ICT strategies offer huge potential for addressing
climate challenge
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Macro Story – Increasing the EE of Other
Sectors
Automation
Substitution
De-Materialization
Industrial Robots
Video Conferencing
Logistics for
Transportation
Online Entertainment
Converting Atoms
to Bits
e-Commerce
On-line Banking
LEED Certified
Buildings
Paperless Office
Digital Media Content
Smart Motors
Smart Power Delivery
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Another View of Micro v. Macro Story
(Courtesy: Japan IT Promotion Council)
Energy-saving home appliances
LED/OEL illumination
HEMS、BEMS
Advanced automotive
electronics
Homes
Business
Ecological driving
with ITS, ETC Transportation
More efficient
distribution
with RFID tags
Introduction of
more energy
efficient IT
devices/systems
Green
Green by
by IT
IT
Industries
Telecommuting,
Videoconferencing,
online sales, etc.
IT control systems of
machines/factories
Power Electronics
Green
Green of
of IT
IT
IT infrastructure
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Energy Supply and Demand Forecasts for 2030 in Japan
(Courtesy: Japan GIPC)
Green IT
=
130 million tons
Green of IT
＋
Green by IT
20 million tons
110 million tons
Forecast for energy-derived CO2 emissions
[100 million
tons of CO2]
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+11%
Status quo
scenario
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Benefit of Green IT
-450 million tons
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-130 million tons
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Maximum adoption
scenario
-22%
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1990
2005
2020
2030
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What Is Missing?
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Realizing the full potential of the macro story will require:
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Aggressive public policies to correct market failures
Remove implementation barriers
Provide incentives to adoption
Appropriate public policies include:
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Developing a National Strategy to guide policy direction
Lead by example – government is the biggest landowner, employer, etc.
Broadband, broadband, broadband
Establish incentives and rewards for investments in EE ICT
Change power generators’ financial incentives
Educate SMEs on the potential of the macro story
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■ Realization
of an IT Society
in Harmony with
with thethe
Environment
IT Society
in Harmony
Environment
Broadband Internet Era
Energy
consumption
by IT use
Develop innovative
energy-saving
technologies
Minimize
Promote using
more energyefficient products
Sustainable
“Green IT Society”
Contribution of
IT to energy
efficiency
Maximize
 Improve
productivity by the
introduction of IT
(ex. ERP, SCM, …)
Introduce IT-driven
energy-saving
measures
(ex. HEMS, BEMS)
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