Carbon Accounting for ICT

GeSI worked with key industry stakeholders to create this first-of-its-kind series of carbon accounting guidance for ICT industry value chain participants, released at the end of 2024.

Digital Solutions for Climate Action: Using ICT to Raise Ambition on Climate Action in Low and Medium Income Countries

The 2020 report highlights how digital technologies can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive climate adaptation by 2030, with a focus on seven countries: Brazil, Chile, China, India, Kenya, South Africa, and Vietnam.

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Evaluating the Carbon-Reducing Impacts of ICT – An Assessment Methodology

This framework is designed to assess and quantify the carbon-reducing potential of ICT products and services, providing businesses and industries with a clear method to measure the environmental impact of their ICT-enabled solutions.

Resilient Pathways: The Adaptation of the ICT Sector to Climate Change

The objectives of this report are to explore the impacts of climate change on the information and communication technology (ICT) sector and the potential for adaptation, including the need for new standards to be developed.

Measuring the Energy Reduction of Selected Broadband-Enabled Activities within Households

GeSI conducted a study in collaboration with Yankee Group and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to explore how broadband and ICT technologies could help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and enhance sustainability in households.

Fixed Network Operators Energy Efficiency Benchmark

In 2012, GeSI commissioned the development of a framework of standard energy efficiency KPIs for fixed operators.

An Energy-Aware Survey: Mobile Phone Chargers

In 2012, GeSI commissioned a comprehensive analysis of mobile phone chargers and small handheld devices to evaluate the correlation between their rated power and mechanical/electrical characteristics.

An Energy-Aware Survey: ICT Device Power Supplies

In 2012, GeSI and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) commissioned a study to evaluate over 300 commercially available External Power Supplies (EPSs)