Partnership-driven. Impact-focused.

Digital technologies are renowned for boosting efficiency, eliminating waste, and reducing carbon footprints across industries and sectors. However, the global digital industry must also take responsibility for its own environmental and climate impact. To address this, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), alongside over 50 organizations across government, international organizations, business, and civil society worldwide, launched the Green Digital Action initiative to advance sustainability through digital innovation.  
 
By fostering international partnerships and coordination, Green Digital Action aims to position the entire information and communication technology (ICT) sector as a leader in climate action and an enabler for other sectors to engage in critical sustainability efforts.  
 
Since its launch at COP28 in 2023, Green Digital Action has been working to unite the global digital community in developing practical solutions, boosting industry-wide climate support, and strengthening global frameworks for monitoring and reporting. Through platforms like the ITU’s Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, it has mobilized tangible commitments to accelerate green and digital transitions. 

A key milestone was the adoption of the COP29 Declaration on Green Digital Action, which set a shared direction for accelerating climate-positive digitalization, reducing emissions from the digital sector, and expanding access to green digital technologies. Building on this momentum, COP30 saw the launch of the Green Digital Action Hub with international partners establishing a cooperation platform to help countries translate commitments into action through access to tools, expertise, data, and partnerships.

Our thematic pillars

Green Digital Action works to implement the COP29 Declaration on Green Digital Action by collaborating with governments, industry and partners to build a credible evidence base on the sector’s footprint and enablement potential, connect national priorities with implementable solutions and support, and expand the capacity needed for climate-ready AI.

Our approach

Green Digital Action focuses on driving progress through collaboration, including working groups, knowledge sharing through webinars, workshops, and events, and advocacy efforts, along with impact measurement and accountability.