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Q9/5 Work Plan

​​​​Work Plan

Q9/5 - Climate change and assessment of digital technologies in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement

Work itemEquiv. Num.VersionSubject​ / Title​TimingE-meetingLatest baseline text
L.1410rev
RES/EE-EEPS57Rev.
Methodology for environmental life cycle assessments of information and communication technology goods, networks and services2024-12

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TD931 (2023-06)
TD1272 (2023-11) 
TD1418-R1 (2024-02)
TD1485 (2024-04)
TD1579 (2024-06)​
L.1420rev
 Rev.Methodology for energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions impact assessment of information and communication technologies in organizations2023-12
Upcoming e-meeting:
12 September 2024
4 October 2024​

Last e-meetings:
12 July 2024
TD897 (2023-06) 
TD1271 (2023-11)
TD1362 (2024-02)
TD1696 (2024-06)
L.1450rev Rev.Methodologies for the assessment of the environmental impact of the information and communication technology sector2024
 
L.1480revDES/EE-EEPS66Rev.Enabling the Net Zero transition: Assessing how the use of ICT solutions impact greenhouse gas emissions of other sectors2024-12Upcoming e-meeting:
26 September 2024​
TD1439 (2024-04)
TD1475 (2024-04)
L. database EF -Criteria for the development and maintenance of an ITU database on emission factors2024  
L.BatteriesLCA NewGuidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of Lithium-ion Battery Products for ICT application2024 
TD962 (2023-06) 
TD1275 (2023-11)
L.Biodiversity_footprint NewMethodology for the assessment of the footprint of an ICT organization on biodiversity2024-06Upcoming e-meeting:
19 September 2024
9 October 2024

Last e-meetings:
5 July 2024
TD1278 (2023-11)
L.Biodiversity_opportunities NewDevelopment of guidance on how to assess the second order effects of ICT solutions on biodiversity, including positive effects2024-06

TD1290 (2023-11)
L.CFSP NewGuidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of Software products2025 
 
L.Database NewGuidance for the creation of an ITU database on GHG emissions of the global ICT sector
2024-04

Doc06 (2024-03-07)​
TD1425 (2024-03)
TD1464 (2024-04)​
TD1635 (2024-06)
L.database countries NewCriteria for the development and maintenance of databases on national ICT sector GHG emissions2024 
 
L.Env_DC NewGuidelines on Multi-Dimensional Environmental Metrics and Management for Data Centres2025-12  
L.GHG emissions_PS NewGuidelines for GHG emissions accounting in power systems2025  TD1625(2024-06)
L.GHGemissions_BS NewMethodologies for accounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions of BaseStation sites2024Upcoming e-meeting:
29 August 2024
TD306 (2022-06) 
TD1253 (2023-11)
TD1553 (2024-06)
L.GHGemissions_DC NewMethodologies for accounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Data Centers and Telecommunication Rooms2024 
TD960 (2023-06)
L.GHGemissions_IP NewMethodologies for accounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions of using ICT in Industrial Parks2024 
TD963 (2023-06)
L.GHGintensities NewGHG emissions intensity indicators for telecom network operators2024 
TD1289 (2023-11)
L.PCF_Server NewGuidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of a server2024 
TD910 (2023-06) 
TD1273 (2023-11)
TD1689 (2024-06)
L.PCF_Smartphone NewGuidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of a smartphone2024 
TD846 (2023-06) 
TD1274 (2023-11)
TD1688 (2024-06)
L.SimplifiedLCADES/EE-EEPS62NewGuidance on simplified life cycle assessments of Information and Communication Technologies
2024-06




TD942-R1 (2023-06)
TD1432 (2024-03)
TD1466 (2024-04)
TD1540 (2024-06)
​​L. TCFD

​New
​Application of the activities of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures in the ICT sector
​2024

TD1356
​L.VirtualMeetings


​New
​Methodology for estimating GHG emissions in the frame of virtual meetings and events
​2024-03
Last e-meetings:
​TD527 (2022-10) 
L.Suppl.Administrations

 NewGuidance for Administrations on the application of L.Enablement2024 
 
L.Suppl.Examples NewExamples related to applying methodology to assess ICT solution GHG impacts2023-12  
L.Suppl.Mobile_phone_LCA NewExample of an LCA of a mobile phone fully compliant with Recommendation ITU-T L.14102024-06

 TD1596 (2024-06)
L.Suppl.Scope3_DC NewScope 3 guidance for data center operators2024-06  
Suppl.L.Decarbonisation (ex L.Sup.Decarbonisation) ​

NewDecarbonisation strategies to implement Recommendation ITU-T L.1470 trajectories2024 
TD208-R1 (2022-06)
​​​L.Carbon_DA​



New
Guidelines for Data Annotation for Carbon Verification Knowledge Graph
​2026
TD1661 (2024-06)
​L.TR_MAP_GHG​


New​Methodology and Assessment for Projections of Urban Greenhouse Gas Emission​
​2025

TD1673 (2024-06)
L.PCF_SEM


​New
​Guidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of a smart electricity meter​
​2025

​TD1650 (2024-06)
L.Suppl.CFA_BSE


New​​Guidelines for Carbon Footprint Assessment of 5G Base Station Equipment​
​2026
TD1653 (2024-06)
L.ClimAI​


​New
​Guidelines for Assessing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Environment​
​2026
Upcoming e-meeting:
6 September​ 2024
17 October 2024​​
​TD1690 (2024-06)
L.Suppl.Carbon_emissions_Shared_BS 


​New
​Carbon Emission Accounting and Allocation Methods for infrastructure Shared Base Station Sites​
​2025

​TD1660 (2024-06)
L.TR_GLC_ service


​New
​General principles for the evaluation of green and low-carbon ICT service enterprises
​2026


​​TD1701 (2024-06)
L.TR_GLC_manufacturing


​New
​General principles for the evaluation of green and low-carbon ICT manufacturing enterprises​


​TD1707 (2024-06)
L.EnvImpServers


​New
​Technical requirements for environmental impact evaluation of servers
​TD1706 (2024-06)​
L.impact_simplified​
New
​A.1 justification for L.impact_simplified "Simplified assessments of the GHG emissions impact of the use of ICT solutions"

​2025


​​TD1708 (2024-06)





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