Measuring the impact of digital solutions on the climate

 https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/measuring-impact-digital-solutions-climate 

The European Green Digital Coalition has published new methodologies to measure the net impact of digital solutions on the climate.

The publications consist of 3 documents:

1. Net Carbon Impact Assessment Methodology for ICT Solutions, including sector specific methodologies
2. Real Life Case Studies
3. Deployment Guidelines

The Net Carbon Impact Assessment Methodology for ICT Solutions lies at the core of the EGDC publications. It contains requirements for comparing scenarios with and without ICT solutions in a given context, allowing us to accurately quantify the positive contribution and direct footprint – in CO2 equivalent – of a specific digital solution.

It is complemented by sector-specific methodologies illustrating the practical application of each requirement for 6 sectors: energy, construction/buildings, smart cities, agriculture, transport and manufacturing.

The real-life case studies in all 6 sectors helped to refine and illustrate the impact of the methodologies. They were collected from EGDC members and stakeholders deploying ICT solutions. These include cloud-based tools for the energy management in buildings, 5G-enabled manufacturing and agriculture, smart energy and smart city platforms, and more.

Finally, the deployment guidelines were drawn up to enhance the understanding of the deployment of ICT solutions in different sectors. They include guidance on optimising their positive impact on the climate, and minimising negative consequences.