Molly Webb, The Climate Group - The Smart 2020 Opportunity
1. THE SMART 2020
OPPORTUNITY
Molly Webb
Connected Urban Development
Conference
mwebb@theclimategroup.org
22 May, 2009
www.theclimategroup.or
2. ABOUT THE CLIMATE GROUP
An international network of multinationals, states and cities in
US, Europe, Australia, China and India whose mission is to
accelerate the low carbon economy through government-
business collaboration
4. OVERVIEW: SMART 2020
OVERVIEW: SMART 2020
SMART 2020: ENABLING THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY
IN THE INFORMATION AGE
What is the climate change impact
of ICTs?
How can ICTs reduce the footprint of
other processes and sectors
How can ICTs capture new business
opportunities in the low carbon economy
6. SMART 2020 KEY FINDINGS
All units are GtCO2e
SMART 2020 identified savings of
7.8 Gt CO2e that could be delivered
by ICT solutions in 2020 – FIVE
times the sector’s footprint and 15%
of global emissions.
2007 = 0.83