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Measuring Manchester’s ICT
Footprint
Vin SumnerClicks and Links LtdGreen Standards WeekParis, 17th September 2012
ManchesterGreen Digital Charter NiCE ProjectICT Footprint ApproachApplying to ManchesterChallenges
Manchester
The Green Digital Charter
City of Manchester / Clicks and LinksEUROCITIES European Commission
Commits cities to reduce emissions through ICT
Promotes progress in tackling climate change through the innovative use of digital technologies in cities
CommitmentsThree tangible commitments:
Work with Green Digital Charter signatories on ICT & energy efficiency
Deploy 5 large-scale ICT pilots per city within 5 years
Decrease ICT’s direct carbon footprint per city by 30% within 10 years
The Charter Signatories
28 signatories
40 large cities interested in signingGOAL: at least 48 signatories by 2014
The NiCE project Networking intelligent Cities for Energy Efficiency
Coordinator: EUROCITIESPartners: - Clicks and Links Ltd
- Manchester City Council- Leibniz institute for Ecological
Urban and Regional DevelopmentFunding programme: 7th Framework Programme
ICT systems for Energy Efficiency
Coordination and support Action
NiCE approach
GDC TOOLKITAction Framework
Action Tools CatalogueReporting tools (GDC, CoM, ICT)
SUPPORT TO CITIESGDC Contact PointTechnical trainings
Study tours
OUTREACH Roadshows
Cooperation with CoMFocus on China
ADVISORY GROUPS: Reference Cities Group & Expert Advisory Board
NiCE approach
GDC TOOLKITAction Framework
Action Tools CatalogueReporting tools (GDC, CoM, ICT)
SUPPORT TO CITIESGDC Contact PointTechnical trainings
Study tours
OUTREACH Roadshows
Cooperation with CoMFocus on China
ADVISORY GROUPS: Reference Cities Group & Expert Advisory Board
Reference Cities Group• Bologna, IT• Eindhoven, NL• Linkoping, SE• Manchester, UK• Warsaw, PL• Yantai, China
Expert Advisory Board• Claus Barthel, Wuppertal Institute• Dennis Pamlin, independent consultant • Jess Page, Austrian institute of Technology• Molly Webb, Climate Group• Nicola Villa, CISCO
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Green Digital Charter
Action Framework)
Reporting ToolsAction Tools
ICT Footprint Progress on GDC
GDC-CoM
Methodologies Guidelines
Apps Good practice
Reference City Group ( 2.4 ) Reference City Group ( 2.4 )
ICT Impact on Carbon Footprint
Green ICT
ICT for Green- Measurement- Efficiency- Transformation
Rebound Effects- 2nd Order ( eg displacement ) - 3rd Order ( eg over consumption )
ICT Footprint in GDC
The key GDC objective is to reduce a city’s ICT’s direct carbon footprint by 30% over a 10 year period.
• Green ICT
• Administration
• Scopes 1,2
• Negative Impact
ICT Footprint Tool
Version 1 ; Feb 2012- Introduction- Example from Bristol
Version 2 ; June 2012- Adopt ITU Approach- Advice on use of L.1420
(organisations )- Website information/checklist
Version 3 ; June 2013- Online Method/Calculator based on
L.1440 ( cities )
Version 2 – Follow ITU
NiCE was invited to contribute to ‘Methodology to evaluate the GHG Impact of ICT in Cities' being developed by ITU-T (Q18 , Study Group 5).
The ITU work on city footprints will provide a firm basis in terms of a common methodology for and as a result we can develop practical reporting tools based on the emerging methodology.
L.1420 on organisations should be used by the public administration; wider than GDC requirement.
Applying to Manchester-1
Step 1 – Organisational Scope - define / agree the boundaries of the departments that are to be included in the City’s ICT Footprint.Step 2 – Define the Assets - gather data on the type and number of ICT devices to be included (nb. initially this is likely to be an estimate that can subsequently be refined as further ICT devices get identified within the City, or improved analysis of device types is available, or other factors such as a cooling overhead for high end devices generating significant heat output). Step 3 – Calculate - how much energy, in terms of kilowatt hours (kWh) each asset type uses, both when in use and on standby.
Applying to Manchester-2
Step 4 – Estimate – how much time, on average, an asset is in use and is on standby, on an annual basis.Step 5 – Convert – the kWh units into a CO₂ rating (ie. kgCO2e) based on 0.5246 (note: this may differ dependent on region and country).Step 6 – Summarise – the findings by Department and/or City, as appropriate.Step 7 – Action Plan – detail the actions planned, or need to be undertaken and what effect these will have, and by when, on the ICT Footprint.
Challenges
PracticalityCounting the assets Appropriate accuracyNeed Database
