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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 Identification of ICT solutions and sectors
9 Overall assessment procedure
10 General guidance on ICT solution assessment
10.1 Define the goal of the assessment
10.2 Scoping
10.3 Modelling, data collection and calculation
10.4 Interpretation of results
10.5 Reporting
10.6 Critical review
11 Assessment of the effect of specific ICT solution(s) implemented in a
specific context
12 Assessment of the effect of ICT solution(s) implemented at different
scales
13 Assessment of the effect of ICT solution(s) from the perspective of an
organization contributing to the ICT solution
13.1 Identification of ICT solution(s)
13.2 Allocation between organizations
13.3 Assessment of the contribution of an ICT solution from the
perspective of an ICT solution provider
Annex A – A non-exhaustive list of ICT solutions which could potentially
enable reduction in GHG emissions
Annex B – Establishing the scenarios
B.1 The use of hypotheses in assessments
B.1 Building the usage scenarios
Appendix I – Other methodologies
Appendix II – Checklist to support the identification of first, second and
higher order effects
II.1 Introduction
II.2 Identification of first order effects
II.3 Identification of second order effects
II.4 Summary: Checklist to consider for the identification of first
and second order effects
II.5 Identification of higher order effects
Appendix III – Consideration of direct rebound and induction
Appendix IV – Guidance for assessing the GHG emissions consequences of the
financial effects generated by an ICT solution
IV.1 Introduction
IV.2 Overview of the proposed methodology
IV.3 Method for evaluating the carbon impact of financial gains
generated by the implementation of an ICT solution
IV.4 Use of the method to calculate the effects over several years
of the implementation of an ICT solution
Appendix V – Allocation between actors
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