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Climate
Neutral ITU
In its own activities, ITU is pioneering the use of ICTs to reduce emissions
through paperless meetings and virtual conferencing and
will share its expertise with other institutions in optimizing the use of ICTs
as an integral component of energy-efficient work methods. ITU will also embark on
raising public awareness to illustrate the impacts of climate change and the
relevance of its work in the field of ICTs to address this issue. [More
on climate neutral ITU...]
- Monitoring
Climate Change
As the steward of the global framework for spectrum, ITU will provide
for the necessary radio-frequency spectrum and orbit resources to foster the operation without
interference of radiocommunication systems, including satellites used for climate
monitoring and control, weather forecasting, remote sensing and disaster
prediction and detection. [More
on monitoring climate change...]
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ICT
as a clean technology
As the preeminent global body for standardization in the field of ICTs, ITU
will work to limit and ultimately reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
foster sustainable development, in particular by promoting the use of more
energy efficient devices and networks and the development of technical
standards (Recommendations) to limit and reduce the power requirements of
ICT equipment and services. Work also focuses on the mitigation of climate
change in other industries – including the automotive sector – using ICTs. [More
on ICT as a clean technology...]
- Adaptation
and Mitigation
As a core function of its development mission, ITU will assist Member States
in the use of ICTs for e-environment and sustainable development
and to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, including the
use of emergency telecommunications and alerting systems for disaster
relief. [More
on adaptation and mitigation...]
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