​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Executive Summary of the ITU-T Study Group 5 Meeting “Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy” (Geneva, 16-20 September 2019)

Statistics

• Participants: 94
  
• Contributions: 74 (1 was withdrawn due to duplication)
• TDs (not counting the revisions): 178
  
• Incoming/ Outgoing liaison statements: 21 incoming liaison statements / 16 Outgoing liaison statements TD1090-R9 (also see LS database)
  

Main discussions and results

​At its meeting in Geneva, 16-20 September 2019, ITU-T Study Group 5 achieved the following outcomes:

• Consented Recommendations: 16 Recommendations at this meeting;
• Recommendations Decided/Determined/Approved: none at this meeting;
• Recommendations agreed for Deletion: none at this meeting;
  
• Other texts agreed: two at this meeting;
  
• New work items: 12 at this meeting.

Major accomplishments

Approval of the report of the last SG5 meeting​
The report of the last ITU-T SG5 meeting held in Geneva, from 13 to 22 May 2019 was approved as contained in Report 6 (also available as TD1067)

Approved Recommendations by ITU-T SG5 (according to A.8 §5)​

​​ITU-T Rec. Number	Title​	Question	TD
​None	​

Recommendations Consented by SG5 for Last Call (AAP - Recommendation A.8)​

Revised Recommendations​​​

ITU-T Rec. Number	Title​	Question​	​ TD​
K.39	​Risk assessment of damages to telecommunication sites due to lightning discharges	1/5	TD1109-R1
​K.40	​Protection against lightning electromagnetic pulses in telecommunication centres	1/5	TD1140
K.66	​Protection of customer premises from overvoltages	1/5	TD1110-R1
K.73	​Shielding and bonding for cables between buildings	1/5	TD1111-R1
K.20	​Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents​	2/5	TD1158
​K.91	​Guidance for assessment, evaluation and monitoring of human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields	3/5	TD1134-R1​

New Recom​mendations

Document	Work item or provisional name	Title	Question	TD
​K.142	K.vss	Lightning protection and earthing of video surveillance system​	1/5	TD1136-R1​
K.143	K.spdsafe	Guidance on safety relating to the use of surge protective devices and surge protective components in telecommunication terminal equipment	2/5	TD1144-R4
K.144	K.appl6	Surge protective component application guide - Self-restoring thermally activated overcurrent protectors​	2/5	TD1125-R1
K.145	K.workers	Assessment and management of compliance with RF EMF exposure limits for workers at radiocommunication sites and facilities	3/5	TD1142-R2
L.1210	L.5G_powering	Sustainable power-feeding solutions for 5G networks	6/5	TD1121-R4
L.1305	L.DCIM	Data centre infrastructure management system based on big data and artificial intelligence technology​​	6/5​	TD1123-R2​
​L.1316	L.EEframe​	Energy efficiency framework​​	6/5​	TD​1122-R4
L.1380	L.SE_BS​	Smart energy solution for telecom sites​​	6/5​	TD​1132-R3
​L.1451	L.MAAP​	Methodology for assessing the aggregated positive sector-level impacts of ICT in other sectors​	9/5​	TD​1153
L.1470	L.Trajectories	GHG emissions trajectories for the ICT sector compatible with the UNFCCC Paris Agreement​	9/5	TD​1127-R5

Document	Work item or provisional name	Title	Question	TD
ITU-T K.Sup.14 to ITU-T K-series	​Revised Suppl.14	The impact of RF-EMF exposure limits stricter than the ICNIRP or IEEE guidelines on 4G and 5G mobile network deployment​	​3/5	TD1135-R1
ITU-T K.Sup.19​	​K.Sup.subway	​EMF strength inside subway train	​​​3/5	TD1143-R1​

Agreed questionnaire

Title			Question	​TD
None

New work items

TD	Work item	​Title	Question
​A.1 TD1141-R1​​	K.5G-Lightning	Practical guide for lightning protection, earthing and bonding, and safety consideration of 5G radio base station	1/5
​TD1137 [including A.1]	​K.pids	Protection of the indoor signal distribution system in smart buildings​	​​1/5
A.1 TD​1170	K.wbs	Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed at wireless base stations to overvoltages and overcurrents	​​2/5
A.1 TD1156-R2	K.83 Revision	Monitoring of the electromagnetic field levels	​​3/5
A.1 TD1157-R1​	​K.Sup.subway	EMF strength inside subway train​	​​3/5
​TD1165	K.114 Revision​	Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for digital cellular mobile communication base station equipment​	4/5​
TD1145	K.123 Revision	Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities	​4/5​
TD1147	​K.136 Revision	Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for radio telecommunication equipment	​​4/5
​TD1146	K.137 Revision	Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for wireline telecommunication network equipment	​​4/5​
A.1 TD1171-R1	​K.Sup.5G.EMC	Impacts of Electromagnetic compatibility test methods for 5G AAS	​​​4/5
​A.1 TD1100	​K.hemptest	HEMP immunity test method for telecommunication equipment	​​​5/5
​A.1 TD1173-R1​	​L.ewaste-base_station	Scheduled waste management for base station (inclusive of e-waste)	​​7/5​

Contributions

The full list of Contributions can be found in TD1089​.
The following Contributions have been addressed to QAll/5:

C	Title	​Submitter	Comment
​C532-R1	SG5 web home page group and team descriptions as of August 2019	Bourns Limited (United Kingdom)	This Contribution was noted by the meeting. The purpose of this Contribution was to serve as information on the current mandate and structure of SG5 for the session on “Discussion on SG5 Mandate, Lead Roles & Structure” for the next study period.​
​C533-R1	​Contents of terms and definitions database entries; also assigned to Q8/5	Bourns Limited (United Kingdom)	This Contribution was also submitted to Q8/5 and it was agreed to discuss it during Q8/5 sessions.
C571-R1	Proposed SG5 Questions and Structure​	Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) (China)	​​This Contribution was briefly presented and it was informed that the content of this Contribution was included in TD1120-R4​ on “Proposed SG5 structure and Terms of reference of WP2/5 Questions”. This Contribution was discussed during the session on “Discussion on future Q6/5 of WP2/5”.
C587	Proposed SG5 structure and Terms of reference of WP2/5 Questions - outcome of SG5RG-AFR meeting, 29-30 August 2019, Abuja Nigeria	Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda	​​This Contribution was briefly presented and it was informed that the content of this Contribution was included in TD1120-R4​ on “Proposed SG5 structure and Terms of reference of WP2/5 Questions”. This Contribution was discussed during the session on “Discussion on future Q6/5 of WP2/5”.
C588	​Proposed Terms of reference of Q3/5 - outcome of SG5RG-AFR meeting, 29-30 August 2019, Abuja Nigeria; also assigned to Q3/5	Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda​	​​This Contribution was briefly presented and it was informed that the content of this Contribution was included in TD1118-R5​ on “Proposed revision of the wording of the Questions under WP1/5 responsibility”. This Contribution was discussed during the session on “Discussion on future Q3/5 of WP1/5”.
​C593	Comments to proposed revision of the wording of the Question 3/5 "Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from information and communication technologies (ICTs)"; also assigned to Q3/5	Telecom Italia S.p.A. (Italy)	This Contribution was briefly presented and it was informed that the content of this Contribution was included in TD1118-R5 on “Proposed revision of the wording of the Questions under WP1/5 responsibility”. This Contribution was discussed during the session on “Discussion on future Q3/5 of WP1/5”.
C604	Description of new Question QA/5; also assigned to Q1/5 and Q5/5	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (China)	​This Contribution was briefly presented and it was informed that the content of this Contribution was included in TD1118-R5​ on “Proposed revision of the wording of the Questions under WP1/5 responsibility”. This Contribution was discussed during the session on “Discussion on future Q1/5 & Q5/5 of WP1/5”.​

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Action plans for the implementation of WTSA-16 Resolutions 72 and 73 (Rev. Hammamet, 2016) and Resolution 79 (Dubai, 2012) (human exposure to EMF, environment and climate change, and e-waste)

TD1066 contains a proposed “Action Plan" for the implementation of WTSA-16 Resolutions 72 and 73 (Rev. Hammamet, 2016) and Resolution 79 (Dubai, 2012) (human exposure to EMF, environment and climate change, and e-waste). No inputs have been received at this meeting to advance the current Action Plan.

TD1076​​ contains Plenipotentiary Resolutions concerning ITU-T SG5. It was briefly presented and noted by the meeting.

Highlights from ITU Council 2019

ITU-T Study Group 5 Chairman provided a brief overview of the outcomes of ITU Council 2019 that was held from 10 to 20 June 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland which are as follows:​​​

• Since the approval of PP-18 Resolution 213 (Dubai 2018) “Measures to improve, promote and strengthen ITU fellowships”, the Council is still studying the best way to implement this Resolution taking into consideration that the availability of resources is limited.
  
• The Council discussed the criteria for creating, managing and closing ITU-T Regional Groups. A proposal will be presented and discussed at the next Council meeting in 2020. It was also noted that a proposal on ITU-T Regional Groups might be submitted to WTSA-20. SG5 Chairman highlighted that Regional Groups, especially in SG5, have always positively contributed to the ITU-T SG5 work by presenting the views and the needs of the different regions, as well as representing the views of countries that cannot attend the SG5 meetings.
• The preparations for the World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum that will take place in 2021 was also discussed. It is expected that some of the outcomes from the event will impact ITU-T as well as the Expert Group on the International Telecommunication Regulations (EG-ITRs) which was reconvened by Council 2019. SG5 Chairman mentioned that inputs from ITU-T SG5 might be needed to this expert group.
  

​List of stale work items​

TSB provided information on the list of stale work items as contained in TD1074-R2. The Rapporteurs of the concerned Questions (Q1/5, Q2/5, Q6/5, Q7/5, Q9/5) were encouraged to discuss these work items during Q1/5, Q2/5, Q6/5, Q7/5 and Q9/5 sessions and to take appropriate action. The concerned work items were updated during the sessions as follows: 

Provisional name			​ Title	​Question	​Most recent reference	Most recent reference	​ Action Taken
​K.39			​Risk assessment of damages to telecommunication sites due to lightning discharges	​1/5	​TD384​	​2017-11-17	​Updated and consented (TD1109-R1)
​K.66			​Protection of customer premises from overvoltages	​1/5	​TD1453 TD383	​​2016-04-23 2017-11-17	​Updated and consented (TD1110-R1)
​K.73			Shielding and bonding for cables between buildings​​	1/5​	TD382​	2017-11-17​	Updated and consented (TD1111-R1)​
​K.appmspd			Multiservice surge protective device application guide​	2/5​	TD375​	2017-11-17​​	Updated (TD1124)​
​L.SM_EN			Smart energy for cities and home applications​	6/5​	TD489-R2 (A.1)​	2018-03-08​	Updated (TD1179)​
​L.Proc_DC			Procurement Criteria for Sustainable Data Centres​	6/5​	TD398-R2 (A.1)​	2017-11-20​	Updated (TD1192)​
​L.EE_slicing			Energy efficiency and Slicing of IMT2020/5G​	6/5​	TD480-R3 (A.1)​	2018-03-08​	Updated (TD1180)​
L.ENV-KPI-5G-ARCH​			Environmental KPIs/metrics for 5G architectures​	6/5​	TD479-R3 (A.1)​	2018-03-08​	Updated (TD1181)​
​L.ARCH_EoL_CE			​Environmental Impact of architecture solutions with regards to End of Life and Circular Economy (CE)	7/5​	TD483-R4 (A.1)​	2018-03-08​	Updated (TD1195)
​L.AUVE			Effects of ICT enabled autonomy on vehicles longevity and waste creation​	7/5​	TD477-R2 (A.1)​	2018-03-08​	Updated (TD1193)​
L.methodology_arch			​Methodology to assess the environmental impact of the different proposed architectures	​7/5	TD492-R4 (A.1)	​​2018-03-08	​Updated (TD1196)
​L.SEEQ			​Effect for global ICT of the potential of selling Services instead of Equipment on the waste creation and environmental impacts	​7/5	TD478-R2 (A.1)	​​2018-03-08	​Updated (TD1194​)
​L.microgrid_assesement			​Impact assessment of energy services on multiple microgrids​	​9/5	​C5-R1 TD176 (A.1) TD409​	​​2017-03-20 2017-05-19 2017-11-21​	​Discontinued

Collaboration matters and Information Sharing

The following TDs were presented by TSB and were noted during the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary:

• ​​​​​​TD1069 - Bridging the standardization gap and Regional Groups;
• TD1075 -Communiqué of the TSB Director CTO Meeting (16 July 2019, Tokyo, Japan);
  
• TD1077 - United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative;
• TD1093 - 9th Green Standards Week, Valencia, Spain, 1-4 October 2019;
• TD1098 - Conformity Assessment Steering Committee (CASC) Activity;
• TD1099 - ITU-D Q7/2 report to WTDC-2021;
  
• TD1106 - Report of ACEC meeting held on 10-11 June 2019 in Tagajo (Sendai), Japan.
  

The following TDs were presented by TSB and were noted during the ITU-T SG5 closing plenary:

• TD1139 - Communiqué of the TSB Director CTO Meeting (8 September 2019, Budapest, Hungary);
• TD1167​ - Study Group Leadership Assembly - Budapest, 9-10 September 2019.​
  

ITU-T SG5 Regional Groups​

​ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for Africa (SG5RG-AFR) 

• The second meeting of SG5RG-AFR was held from 29-30 August 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria, within the framework of the 1st Digital African Week.
• The report of the SG5RG-AFR meeting is available as TD1096.
• As outcome of the SG5RG-AFR meeting, the following seven Contributions were submitted for this SG5 meeting:
  

C	Title	Sources
C582	Baseline document: Adequate Assessment and Sensitisation on Counterfeit ICT Products and their Environmental Impact (L.Counterfeit)​	Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), African Telecommunications Union (ATU)​
​​C583	Sustainable management of batteries from ICT devices - The case of Côte d'Ivoire​	​Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Niger, Senegal, Kenya, Cameroon and Benin
C584	EMF Monitor	Telecommunication and Postal Regulatory Authority (Sudan), Uganda and Nigeria​
​C585	Baseline text to L.ICE_CE​​	Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Tanzania and Kenya​
​C586	ICT Equipment & e-Waste Management in The Gambia - Status, experience and Proposals​	Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) (Gambia)​
C587	Proposed SG5 structure and Terms of reference of WP2/5 Questions	​​Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
C588	​Proposed Terms of reference of Q3/5	​​Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda​

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​​Working Party meetings

The draft Report of Working Party 1/5 can be found in TD1078-R4.
The draft Report of Working Party 2/5 can be found in TD1079-R5​.

Question 8 - Guides and te​rminology on environment and climate change

​During this meeting, Q8/5 achieved the following key outcomes:

Q8/5 experts worked on the Terminology Handbook - web version. Three Contributions were received on this topic:​ 

• C533-R1 "Contents of terms and definitions database entries";
  
• C536 "Compilation of the current Recommendation ITU-T K series definitions";
  
• C537 "Compilation of the current Recommendation ITU-T K series definition media files"​.​
  

​The next stage will be to create a database from C536 and a working lexicon as a proof of concept.

Q8/5 experts discussed the future text for Q8/5 as contained in C538-R1 “Draft proposal for Study Group 5 Task Force 8/5 overview”.

Q8/5 also reviewed and replied to the following incoming liaisons:

• TD1050-R1 - LS/i on the definition of broadband access [from SCV]. The reply is contained in TD1169.
• TD1051-R1 - LS/i on approval of new terms and definitions [from SCV]. The reply is contained in TD1166.

Working Party 1/5 - EMC, lightning protection, EMF​​

Working Party 1 has made significant progress and achieved the following key outcomes:

Question 1/5 - Protection of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure from electromagnetic surges

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

Four Contributions and seven TDs relevant to Q1/5 were received and discussed during the meeting. All three Q1/5 stale work items received new Contributions at this meeting and were updated accordingly. The work programme was updated regarding the completion dates and the editors.

Q1/5 submitted draft new Recommendation ITU-T K.vss “Lightning protection and earthing of video surveillance system” as contained in TD1136-R1 for consent. Furthermore, the following four revised Recommendations have also been submitted for consent:

• ​Recommendation ITU-T K.39 “Risk assessment of damages to telecommunication sites due to lightning discharges”;
  
• Recommendation ITU-T K.40 “Protection against lightning electromagnetic pulses in telecommunication centres”;
  
• Recommendation ITU-T K.66 “Protection of customer premises from overvoltages”;
• Recommendation ITU-T K.73 “Shielding and bonding for cables between buildings”.
  

During this meeting, two new work items were discussed and agreed.

The meeting report of Q1/5 is contained in TD​1080-R3​.

Question 2/5 - Equipment resistibility and protective components

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

The meeting resolved the AAP comments made on draft Recommendations ITU-T K.44 “Resistibility tests for telecommunication equipment exposed to overvoltages and overcurrents - Basic Recommendation” and ITU-T K.45 “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents” (TD1154 and TD1155).

Two draft new Recommendations were finalized and submitted for consent: ITU-T K.spdsafe "Guidance on safety relating to the use of surge protective devices and surge protective components in telecommunication terminal equipment" and ITU-T K.appl6 "Surge protective component application guide - Self-restoring thermally activated overcurrent protectors​" (TD1144-R4 and TD1125-R1). Recommendation ITU-T K.20 "Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents" was revised and submitted for consent in order to revise Table 7 on Lightning test conditions for ports connected to internal cables (TD1158).

Progress reviews were made on 3 supplements:

• K.Sup.customer to-ITU-T-K.21 on "Rationale for setting resistibility requirements of telecommunication equipment installed in customer premises against lightning" (C561-R1);
  
• K.Sup.telecom_centre to-ITU-T-K.20 on "Rationale for setting resistibility requirements of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre against lightning" (C562-R1);
• K.Sup.access_trunk_networks to-ITU-T-K.45 on"Technical rationale of resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks against lightning" (C563-R1).
  

​Progress was also made on two draft Recommendations ITU-T K.Eth “Ethernet port resistibility testing for overvoltages and overcurrents” and ITU-T K.appmspd “Multiservice surge protective device application guide” (TD1160 and TD1124).

Q2/5 experts reviewed the text of Q2/5 as contained in TD1118-R5.

The ​report of Q2/5 meeting is contained in TD1081-R2​.

Question 3/5 - Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from information and communication technologies (ICTs)

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

Q3/5 experts reviewed and discussed 24 input documents (including 16 Contributions)​.

Two draft Recommendations were submitted for consent:​

• Revised Recommendation ITU-T K.91 “Guidance for assessment, evaluation and monitoring of the human exposure to RF EMF” and
  
• Draft new Recommendation ITU-T K.workers “Assessment and management of compliance with RF EMF exposure limits for workers at radiocommunication sites”.
  

Additionally, Supplement ITU-T K.Sup.14 “The impact of RF-EMF exposure limits stricter than the ICNIRP or IEEE guidelines on 4G and 5G mobile network deployment” was revised and submitted for agreement, in order to include a new chapter that compares the results of measurements between countries with different exposure limits. A new Supplement K.Sup.K.subway on “EMF strength inside subway train” was discussed and submitted for agreement​.

Based on the five Contributions received and the discussions held at the meeting, the terms of references of Q3/5 were agreed​ as contained in TD1118-R5.

One outgoing Liaison Statement, which provides information on the outcomes of Q3/5 sessions, was prepared and agreed to be sent to ITU-R and ITU-D in order to continue the good collaboration with both Sectors (TD1164-R2).

The report of Q3/5 meeting​ is contained in TD1082-R2​.

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

All documents related to Question 4/5 were discussed and no Recommendations were completed for consent.

Discussion was taken on the scope of various EMC Recommendations. The Contribution presented at the meeting by NTT highlighted the overlap in some Recommendations and was then agreed to solve these issues with the revisions of the following Recommendations:

• Recommendation ITU-T K.123 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities" (TD1145​);
  
• ​Recommendation ITU-T K.136 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for radio telecommunication equipment” (TD1147);
  
• Recommendation ITU-T K.137 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for wireline telecommunication network equipment” (TD1146).​
  

Furthermore, the development of a new Recommendation to cover the EMC requirements of Grid interconnection equipment, Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS), air conditioners and supervision equipment in telecom installations will be considered at the next Q4/5 meeting.​

Progress was made on the following work items:​​

• Draft new Recommendation ITU-T K.pim “Passive intermodulation test methods of array antenna systems in mobile communication systems”; the second draft was produced (TD1150);
  
• Revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.34 “Classification of electromagnetic environmental conditions for telecommunication equipment - Basic EMC Recommendation”; the first draft was discussed (TD1149).​
  

​The general principles of the draft new Recommendation ITU-T K.plc.emc “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for outdoor equipment using power line communication technology” were also discussed, as contained in TD1130.

One Contribution on the EMC tests of integrated and combined radio equipment was also discussed and it will be used as reference for the next revision of EMC Recommendations covering radio equipment.

The​ Contribution on the EMC tests of 5G Active Antenna Systems was also discussed and it was agreed to publish a new K.supplement on this topic (TD1171-R1).

At the Q4/5 meeting it was proposed to revise the Recommendation ITU-T K.114 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for digital cellular mobile communication base station equipment” (TD1165).

The report of Q4/5 meeting is contained in TD1083-R1.

Question 5/5 - Security and reliability of information and communication technology (ICT) systems from electromagnetic and particle radiations

The main results of Q5/5 meeting are as follows:

In this meeting, Q5/5 received only one Contribution which proposes to create a draft new Recommendation for HEMP (High altitude ElectroMagnetic Pulse). As a result, the proposal was approved and a new work item was created on draft Recommendation ITU-T K.hemptest "HEMP immunity test method for telecommunication equipment".

The report of Q5/5 meeting is contained in TD1084-R1.

Working Party 2/5 – Environment, Energy Efficiency and the Circular Economy

Working Party 2 has made significant progress and achieved the following key outcomes:

Question 6/5 - Achieving energy efficiency and smart energy

The main results of Q5/5 meeting are as follows:

All ten Contributions received by Q6/5 were discussed. They were inputs for improvement of the related Recommendations.

The Q6/5 experts submitted for consent the following four draft Recommendations, after discussion on the related Contributions provided for the meeting:​​​​​​​

• Recommendation ITU-T L.EEframe "Energy efficiency framework" (TD1122-R4);
• Recommendation ITU-T L.5G_powering "Sustainable power-feeding solutions for 5G networks​" (TD1121-R4​);
• Recommendation ITU-T L.DCIM "Data centre infrastructure management system based on big data and artificial intelligence technology" (TD1123-R2);
  
• Recommendation ITU-T L.SE_BS "Smart energy solution for telecom sites" (TD1132-R3).​​
  

​Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SP_OB "A methodology for improving, assessing and scoring the sustainability performance of office buildings​" was discussed and a new draft will be provided by the Editor.

The report of Q6/5 meeting is contained in TD1085-R1​.

Question 7/5 – Circular economy including e-waste

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

Question 7/5 discussed eight Contributions. Five work items were discussed, including:​ ​

• ITU-T L.GSP “General principles for the green supply chain management of ICT manufacturing industry”;​
• ​ITU-T L.CE_2 “Design Guidelines to achieve the Circular Economy Principles”;​
• ITU-T L.Counterfeit "Adequate Assessment and Sensitisation on Counterfeit ICT Products and their Environmental Impact";
• ITU-T L.SM_B "Sustainable management of batteries resulting from ICT equipment;
• ITU-T L.ICT_CE “ICT response to circular economy”.
  

​No baseline documents were agreed to be submitted for consent to the SG5 plenary.

During the AAP process, draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1022 received some comments, which were reviewed in a session held during the SG5 meeting and chaired by WP2/5 Chairman. The comments were noted and an agreement upon new version of draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1022 was developed as contained in TD1138. This text will be submitted as AR Text for the next AAP.

After discussions, it was concluded that draft Recommendation ITU-T L.CE_2 could not be submitted for consent at this meeting and the new baseline text can be found in TD1105-R1.

One new work item “Scheduled Waste Management for Base Station (Inclusive of E-Waste) (L.ewaste-base_station)” was submitted for approval. The A.1 justification, which is based on Contribution C570-R1, is contained in TD1173-R1.

A presentation on “ICT Equipment & e-Waste Management in The Gambia”, as contained in C586, was delivered to Q7/5 experts and it was decided to consider it for the revision of I​TU-T L Suppl. 27: Supplement on success stories on e-waste management.

The report of Q7/5 meeting is contained in TD1086-R1​.​ 

​​​The main results of this meeting are as follows:

Q9/5 received 16 Contributions. The discussion focused mainly on the completion of draft Recommendations ITU-T L.MAAP "Methodology for assessing the aggregated positive sector-level impacts of ICT in other sectors" and ITU-T L.Trajectories "GHG emissions trajectories for the ICT sector compatible with the UNFCCC Paris Agreement". These two draft Recommendations were proposed for consent as TD1153 and TD1127-R5 respectively. It should be noted that draft Recommendation ITU-T L.Trajectories has been prepared in collaboration with invited experts from GeSI, IEA and SBTi.

Some work items did not receive any Contributions. As a consequence, it was agreed to discontinue all Q9/5 work items with the exception of draft Recommendations ITU-T L.TCFD and ITU-T L.Sup.Orgtrajectories, for which contributors have been identified.

An updated version of the Terms of Reference (ToR) of Q9/5 has been agreed as contained in TD1178.

The report of Q9/5 meeting is contained in TD1088-R2​.

R​apporteur group meetings (including e-meetings)

The complete list of planned meetings can be found here.

Updates in the SG5 Management Team and Rapporteurs:​

• Click here for the complete list of SG5 Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs.
• Click here for the complete list of SG5 Liaison Rapporteurs and other representative roles.
• Click here​ for the complete list of SG5 management team.
  

Special session on ITU-T Study Group 5 future

Several sessions to discuss ITU-T SG5 future mandate, structure and terms of reference of SG5 Questions took place from 16 to 20 September 2019.

These sessions were organized to follow up on TSAG-LS20 and in preparations for WTSA-20, as contained in TD1116.

The outcome of the discussions is contained in the outgoing liaison statement addressed to TSAG, as contained in TD1201-R2.

Dates of next ITU-T SG5 meeting

• The next ITU-T Study Group 5 meeting is planned to take place in March 2020.

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