Dynamic Coalition on Internet and
Climate Change (DCICC)
3rd Meeting of the Dynamic Coalition on Internet and Climate Change (DCICC) –
16 September from 16.30 to 18.30 hours, Vilnius, Lithuania
Moderator: Dave Faulkner (Climate Associates Ltd, UK)
Outline Agenda:
Introduction
Tour de Table (who is attending, affiliation & main aim)
Presentation of key activities on Climate Change by participants
Next steps and future activities of the DCICC
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Key Objectives: from Terms of Reference [1]
Coordinate international effort to address the
impact of the Internet on climate change
Increase awareness of Internet and Climate Change
Share best practices on greenhouse gas emissions
reduction (e.g. ‘of’ and ‘by’ the internet)
Identify areas for collaboration among members
Liaise with other organizations (e.g. in the United Nations
system)
[1] http://www.itu.int/themes/climate/dc/tor.html 2
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Achievements and Future Work
Membership now 42
Up 10 since last year
Members’ ‘Green’ credentials on ITU-T website [1]
Ongoing work (needs developing)
Workshops
Email exploder activity
Collaborative projects
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[1]http://www.itu.int/themes/climate/dc/membership.html 3
Energy Saving-Why do we Care?
The Fourth IPCC Assessment Report has
proposed a reduction of GHG emissions of 25-40
per cent below 1990 levels by the year 2020
This could be sufficient to keep the average global
temperature rise below 2°C
Even this may be insufficient to keep food
production at current levels when regional and
local climate variations are included
The possibility of runaway global warming is not
as distant a threat as we may wish*
Dr. Hansen has said that a global tipping point will be
reached by 2016 if levels of greenhouse gases like
methane and carbon dioxide are not reduced.
* http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2007/2007-06-01-01.asp
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Climate Change, Peak Oil and Peak Coal
The good news for the climate (bad news for petrol-heads)
Oil cannot be extracted any faster*
If it were down to oil alone, emissions would be capped at present
levels and start to decrease
The bad news for climate
Coal and oil shale will be used as an alternative
Coal extraction may not peak until around 2032**
Oil shale reserves exceed those of oil
Even worse news for us
Coal will not be able to support the kind of energy-intensive economy
which we have built on oil and natural gas**..
..in this last mad burn-off of energy resources, we may very well incur
the demise of life on this planet (with runaway warming)**
ICT to the rescue?
Solar panels for sustainable energy
Teleworking for travel avoidance
What about tele-holidays?
*http://www.energybulletin.net/4716.html
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**http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/072004_global_climate3.shtml 5
***http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_shale
Detailed Agenda (with Presenters)
3rd Meeting of the Dynamic Coalition on Internet and Climate Change (DCICC) –
16 September from 16.30 to 18.30 hours, Vilnius, Lithuania
Moderator: Dave Faulkner (Climate Associates Ltd, UK)
Agenda:
Introduction
Tour de Table (who is attending, affiliation & main aim)
Presentation of key activities on Climate Change by participants…
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Detailed Agenda (with Presenters)
Presentation of key activities on Climate Change by participants
- Ms. Cristina Bueti, Programme Coordinator, Telecommunication Standardisation Bureau
(TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Mr. Danilo Riva, Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)
- Ms. Helen Asiamah, Deputy Director Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana
- Mr. Tom Lindstrom, Director Government & Industry Relations, Ericsson
- Mr. Sechwayo J. Nzima, Assistant Secretary (Communications), Ministry of
Communications and Transport, Republic of Zambia [PPT]
- Mr. AHM. Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio
and Communication (BNNRC) and Dr. Faheem Hussain, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Asian
University for Women, Bangladesh [DOC]
-Ms. Heather Creech, Director, Global Connectivity, International Institute for Sustainable
Development (IISD)
Next steps and future activities of the DCICC
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