Green IT in India Green IT in India

Asia Green IT Forum 2009Asia Green IT Forum 2009

--Vinnie Vinnie Mehta, Executive Director, MAITMehta, Executive Director, MAIT

October 06, 2009; Tokyo, Japan

Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT)

“The ICT industry is responsible for approximately 2% of global

CO2 emissions. ICT solutions have the potential to be an enabler

to reduce a significant part of the remaining 98% of total CO2

emitted by non-ICT industries and the public”. - Source: Gartner/HP/McKinsey/WWF

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The European Union (EU) has announced 20% emissions reduction target by

2020 compared to 1990 levels; will increase this to 30% subject to

international agreement post-2012.(2007)

UK is aiming for a reduction of 60% below 1990 levels by 2050, with an interim

target of 30%.

Germany is aiming for a 40% cut below 1990 levels by 2020

Norway will become carbon neutral by 2050.

California’s climate change legislation commits to 80% reductions below 1990

levels by 2050.

China’s latest five-year plan (2006-2010) contains 20% energy efficiency

improvement targets.

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Standardize: ICT can provide information in standard forms on energy

consumption and emissions, across sectors.

Monitor: ICT can incorporate monitoring information into the design and control

for energy use.

Account: ICT can provide the capabilities and platforms to improve

accountability of energy and carbon.

Rethink: ICT can offer innovations that capture energy efficiency

opportunities across buildings/homes, transport, power, manufacturing and

other infrastructure and provide alternatives to current ways of operating,

learning, living, working and travelling.

Transform: ICT can apply smart and integrated approaches to energy

management of systems and processes, including benefits from both automation

and behaviour change and develop alternatives to high carbon activities, across

all sectors of the economy.

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Smart motor systems: Optimised motors and industrial automation would reduce

0.97 GtCO2e worth USD 107.2 billion.

• Without optimisation, 10% of China’s emissions (2% of global emissions) in

2020 will come from its motor systems alone.

Smart logistics: The global emissions savings from smart logistics - 1.52

GtCO2e, with energy savings of USD 441.7 billion.

• Smart logistics in Europe could deliver fuel, electricity and heating savings of

225 MtCO2e.

Smart buildings: Better building design, management and automation could save

1.68 GtCO2e of emissions worth USD 340.8 billion.

• Smart buildings technologies would save 15% emissions for North America .

Smart grids: Would globally reduce 2.03 GtCO2e , worth USD 124.6 billion.• T&D losses in India’s power sector can be cut by 30% through better monitoring and

management of electricity grids,- with smart meters and by integrating more advanced ICT

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Govt. working on a legislation to tighten fuel efficiency standards, set

voluntary targets to improve energy efficiency, push solar power and use of

clean coal technology in power plants

Govt. to announce a sustainable public procurement policy encompassing

central and state governments and PSUs including for IT

Several Mission-mode e-governance projects of the Govt. of India have

already procured Green IT products on a voluntary basis

Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Govt. of India is working on energy efficiency

standards for Data-centres as also’ Energy Star Ratings’ for Desktops &

Laptops to begin with.

E-waste Regulation to be announced soon – focus on EPR/IPR/Take-back by

vendors and ROHS

IT Industry/IT Industry bodies strongly advocate deployment of Green

products

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India has to be a part of the solution..though we may not have caused the problem…

- Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India