Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere       
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation           
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 5     Conventions            
 6     Principles   
 7     Guidance on how to use this Recommendation        
 8     Part I: The methodology for calculating the ICT sector footprint with respect to life cycle GHG emissions    
        8.1     General principles      
        8.2     Assessment procedure            
        8.3     Goal and scope           
        8.4     Data collection             
        8.5     Data collection and modelling
        8.6     Calculation of footprint per category of goods
        8.7     Aggregation of results: ICT sector footprint calculation               
        8.8     Interpretation             
        8.9     Reporting      
       8.10     Critical review            
 9     Part II: The methodology for defining a GHG emissions budget for the ICT sector considering a 2ºC or lower trajectory    
        9.1     General          
        9.2     A procedure for defining the 2 C trajectory for the ICT sector  
Annex A – ICT sector boundaries    
        A.1     Introduction 
        A.2     ICT end-user goods   
        A.4     Data centre  
        A.5     ICT service    
        A.6     Allocation between the four main categories 
Annex B – Global warming potential values for a 100 year time frame    
Appendix I – Deriving the sector substructure from the OECD sector definition    
Appendix II – GHG global trajectories to 2100    
       II.1     Introduction  
       II.2     RCP2.6 (also sometimes referred to as "RCP3-PD"): A "peak and decline" scenario          
       II.3     RCP4.5: A "stabilization scenario"         
       II.4     RCP6.0: A "climate-policy intervention scenario"           
       II.5     RCP8.5: A scenario of "comparatively high greenhouse gas emissions" or "business as usual"    
Appendix III – Deriving the ICT sector footprint from the organizational perspective    
Appendix IV – Example of application of the ICT sector footprint methodology     
       IV.1     Define the goal and scope of the ICT sector footprint study     
Appendix V – Example of electrical energy for one server    
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