Transcript Leveraging Broadband to create a more sustainable planet

Leveraging Broadband to
create
a more sustainable planet
Ulf Wahlberg
Vice President, VP Industry and Research Relations
Ericsson Group
Sustainability becoming
business critical
Financial
crisis
Global policy
Public opinion
Climate, health
& poverty realities
ICT and telecom play a key role
Leveraging Broadband to create a more sustainable planet
2009-09-23
Broadband has positive effects on
the environment and the economy
Smart use of ICT can offset global CO2
emissions by 15% by 2020
1% increase in broadband penetration can
increase employment by 0.2-0.3% per year (US)
Leveraging Broadband to create a more sustainable planet
2009-09-23
Understanding ICT’s
carbon footprint
› ICT responsible for 2% of global CO2 emissions
– Mobile telecom is only about 0.2% of CO2 and fixed 0.4%
How can we reduce our own emissions?
› ICT key to reduce the other 98% of
CO2 emissions
– The enabling effect
How can we reduce other sector
emissions and support a carbon lean
economy?
Leveraging Broadband to create a more sustainable planet
2009-09-23
Sustainability potential of ICT
Annual
Emissions
• Smart grids
• Connected home
ICT accounts
for ~ 2%
• Digital society
• Smart work
ICT can help reduce
emissions 15-35%
• Facility mgmt
• Monitor & control
~50% reduction, while
the world’s GDP triples
• Virtual presence
• Smart transport
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Leveraging Broadband to create a more sustainable planet
2009-09-23
Leveraging Broadband to create a more sustainable planet
2009-09-23