Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References 
 3     Definitions 
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere           
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation 
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms
 5     Conventions             
 6     Principles of assessment of ICT GHG and ICT energy projects  
        6.1     Relevance       
        6.2     Completeness 
        6.3     Consistency    
        6.4     Accuracy         
        6.5     Transparency 
        6.6     Conservativeness         
 7     Introduction to ICT GHG and energy projects 
        7.1     ICT GHG and energy projects   
        7.2     Adoption of a GHG programme
        7.3     Quantification units and emission factors             
        7.4     Consideration of life cycle assessment   
        7.5     Project cycle of an ICT GHG/energy project        
 8     Planning of ICT GHG and ICT energy projects              
        8.1     General requirements  
        8.2     Defining the boundary for assessment of an ICT GHG/energy project         
        8.3     Determining the baseline scenario of the ICT GHG project or ICT energy project    
        8.4     Designing data quality management        
        8.5     Describing an ICT GHG project or ICT energy project      
 9     Validation of an ICT GHG or ICT energy project          
10     Project monitoring of an ICT GHG or ICT energy project          
11     Quantification of an ICT GHG or ICT energy project  
       11.1     Requirements
       11.2     Guidance for quantifying GHG and energy effects           
12     Reporting on an ICT GHG project or ICT energy project           
       12.1     Requirements
13     Verification of an ICT GHG project or ICT energy project        
Appendix I – Examples of information and communication technology (ICT)  greenhouse gas and energy projects    
Appendix II – Documentation form for the project plan of ICT GHG and energy projects    
Appendix III – Description of project cycle and steps    
      III.1     Planning phase steps    
     III.2      Implementation phase steps      
Appendix IV – Consideration of emission avoidance    
Appendix V – Consideration of unintended changes in GHG effects and energy effects    
        V.1     One-time unintended changes  
        V.2     Unintended upstream and downstream changes  
        V.3     Analysis of market responses to upstream and downstream effects             
        V.4     Assessment of significance of unintended changes           
Appendix VI – Guidance for reporting on ICT GHG projects and ICT energy projects    
       VI.1     General guidance        
       VI.2     Guidance for describing assessment boundary   
       VI.3     Guidance for describing baseline scenarios        
       VI.4     Guidance for describing estimated baseline impact          
       VI.5     Guidance for describing the monitoring plan      
       VI.6     Guidance for describing project impact
       VI.7     Guidance for describing GHG and energy assertions       
       VI.8     Guidance for describing validation and verification statement     
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