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ITU’s ‘green ICT’ standards are contributing to the
reduction of the ICT sector’s environmental footprint
as well as those of other industry sectors.
New ITU standards in this domain include an environmentally
friendly universal charger for laptops as well as other
portable devices, green batteries for smartphones and other
handheld ICT devices, and a standardized methodology for
manufacturers to report the quantity of rare metals contained
in their ICT devices, and energy-efficiency metrics and
measurement methods to assess the energy efficiency of
networks and data centres.

ITU standards to assist in the responsible
management of electromagnetic fields (EMF) include
measuring techniques, procedures and numerical
models for evaluating the electromagnetic fields
stemming from telecommunication systems and radio
terminals.
A new ITU standard provides guidance on how to generate
RF-EMF maps for assessing existing exposure levels over
large areas of cities or territories and for an appropriate public
disclosure of the results, in a simple and understandable way.
The ITU ‘EMF Guide mobile app’, available in six languages,
provides an up-to-date reference of the EMF information
provided by WHO and ITU.

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