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Figure 5 – Management of city facilities example

Another example of monitoring energy and GHG emission is home and commercial building
automation. Light bulbs can automatically control the appropriate brightness based on information
from motion sensors and ambient light. Home appliances and other electronic gadgets can enter
energy-saving modes when not in use. Controlling power consumption levels and GHG emissions
of commercial buildings is more complex than controlling the consumption and emissions levels of
single-family homes. However, the same type of automation equipment or similar system concepts
can be used in commercial buildings. Home and building monitoring servers are able to show the
monitored power consumption levels to allow owners to adjust usage levels appropriately. These
monitoring and control systems are known to reduce GHG emissions on average by about 10%.

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Figure 6 – Home GHG monitoring example

7.2.3 Indirect monitoring to learn climate features
There are many USN applications that allow indirect monitoring for the acquisition of climate data.
This type of USN application is essential in allowing researchers to analyse and understand climate
change. Understanding climate change is the first step in developing strategies to deal with
impending crises that could threaten global supplies for drinking water, sanitation and irrigation.

934 Rec. ITU-T Y.4700/F.747.2 (06/2012)