Smart Sustainable Cities Cristina Bueti ITU

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1 Smart Sustainable Cities Cristina Bueti ITU

2 Cities are responsible for more than 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions account for 60-80% of global energy consumption Source: Sustainia 2

3 Cities over time 200 years ago, just 3 of every 100 people lived in cities. In 2020, 80% of the population in developed countries and 51% in developing countries live in cities. Source: Sustainia 3

4 A Glance from the Present to the Future (Forecasts from 2010 to 2020) Global emissions of CO 2, Gt Global population, billion people People living in cities, per cent Number of electric and hybrid cars globally, million cars Produced output in USD per ton CO 2 emitted Share of renewable in the EU out of total energy production, per cent Share of wind energy in the total electricity production globally 4

5 Challenges 5

6 Top 20 Telecommunication Markets in Terms of Revenue From Telecommunication Services, 2010 Around 6 billion mobilecellular subscriptions by the end of 2011 and China alone is home to 1 billion subscriptions and accounts for 23% of the world s total Internet users International Telecommunication Union 6

7 Smart Solutions

8 The Role of ICT in Reducing GHG Emissions and its Impact on Cities Standardizing Monitoring Accounting Rethinking Transforming International Telecommunication Union 8

9 ITU Activities on Smart Sustainable Cities Elements in a Holistic Smart City System 9

10 Italian Ministry of Economic Development- Genoa University-ITU report on Boosting Energy Efficiency through Smart Grids 10

11 ETNO-ITU report on Guidance on GREEN ICT Procurement 11

12 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Q 17/5 - Energy efficiency for ICT equipment and climate change standards harmonization Q 18/5 - Methodologies for the environmental impact assessment of ICT Q 19/5 - Power feeding systems Q 21/5 - Environmental protection and recycling of ICT equipment/facilities Q 22/5 - Setting up a low cost sustainable telecommunication infrastructure for rural communications in developing countries Q 23/5 - Using ICTs to enable countries to adapt to climate change New Q - Leveraging and enhancing the ICT environmental sustainability (pending WTSA approval) 12

13 Smart Water through ICTs ITU-T Study Group 5, Question 23 on ICTs and Adaptation to Climate Change International Telecommunication Union 13

14 Methodologies for ICT in Cities ITU-T Study Group 5, Question 18 General principles on How to evaluate the environmental impact of ICTs in cities, or other urban areas with a focus on GHG emissions How to assess the impacts of the use of ICTs in cities to reduce the GHG emissions of other sectors Approval expected in

15 Best Practices for Green Data Centers Recommendation ITU-T L.1300 states that reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions should be considered in the design and construction of data centres, and that constant monitoring will be required to consistently manage and improve energy consumption while the data centre is in operation. (Approved in January 2012) Best practices are outlined for the use, management and planning of data centres, for cooling and power equipment, for the optimum design of data centre buildings, and for the monitoring of data centres after construction. For example, applying best practice to cooling could reduce the energy consumption of a typical data centre by more than 50 per cent. 15

16 Toolkit on Environmental Sustainability for the ICT Sector In Collaboration with ICT Industry and UN Agencies International Telecommunication Union 16

17 Toolkit content: Document Introduction to toolkit Sustainable ICT in corporate organizations Sustainable products Sustainable buildings End-of-life management General specifications and KPIs Assessment framework Summary A business-led perspective on the use of sustainability in ICT organizations Sustainability issues with the use of ICT products and services Sustainability-led design principles and practice for ICT products Sustainability management of the construction, use and decommissioning of ICT buildings Support in dealing with the various end-of-life stages of ICT equipment Environmental KPIs that can be used to manage and evaluate sustainability performance Mapping the standards and guidelines applying to the ICT industry International Telecommunication Union 17

18 Waste Management with Smart ICT Standard 18

19 Other ITU s smart areas of work ITU Collaboration on ITS Communications ITU Work on Driver Distraction standards for hands-free devices ITU-T Study Group 16, Question 28 on Multimedia Framework for e-health Applications Connected Health Care ITU s Focus Group on M2M Smart governance, Smart mobility, Smart living, Smart environment 19

20 Organizers 2 nd edition Supporters ITU GREEN ICT APPLICATION CHALLENGE Objective: To find the most innovative Concept Paper for an ICT application to help promote sustainable energy for all. Award Ceremony: Held on 19 September 2012 during the 2 nd ITU Green Standards Week. Winning Application: SocialElectricity, designed by Andreas Kamilaris, from Cyprus, to help people become aware of their electricity consumption and manage it more rationally. 20

21 ITU-T TW report Smart Seoul ITU-T Technology Watch report Smart Seoul will come soon! Smart Seoul report includes; Introduction to Smart Cities Smart Seoul Infrastructure Government/Municipal-developed Services Citizen-developed Services ITU-T and Smart City Standardization 21

22 Call to Action on Smart Sustainable Cities Key priorities to boost the development of sustainable smart cities: 1.Mitigation to Climate Change & Reduction of the ICT Footprint in Cities 2.Energy Efficiency 3.Waste Management 4.Water Management 5.Adaptation to Climate Change and Urban Planning 6.Smart Architecture and Infrastructure 7.Smart Mobility 8.Suburban Areas 9.Community Engagement and Environmental Justice 10. Sustainable Cities More contributions are needed! Next meeting of ITU-T Study Group 5 will be held on 29 Jan-7 Feb 2013, Geneva, Switzerland 22

23 If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. - Chinese Proverb 23

24 Links & Additional Information ITU-T and climate change ITU and climate change ITU Symposia & Events on ICTs and Climate Change Contact Cristina Bueti: 24