Carbon Abatement Handbook

The purpose of this report is to provide practical support to practitioners who are calculating the carbon abatement from ICT (Information and Communication Technology).

The handbook includes a summary of existing methodologies, examples of calculations, and a set of carbon abatement factors. Carbon abatement is the measurement of the carbon savings resulting from the use of ICT products and services. A common example of this is the use of video conferencing which reduces or avoids the need to travel to a physical meeting, and thus reduces the carbon emissions caused by travelling.

The handbook was designed to be applicable to all of ICT.

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