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Source: TTC Title: RESOLUTION GSC-14/08: (Plenary) ICT and the Environment (Revised) Agenda Item: 6.8 Document for: Decision RESOLUTION GSC-14/08: (Plenary) ICT and the Environment (Revised) The 14th Global Standards Collaboration meeting (Geneva, July 2009) Recognizing: that the impact of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) on the environment is far-reaching, with both positive and negative effects; that among the positive impacts of ICTs are their use in improving environmental monitoring, reducing energy consumption and alleviating air pollution; however, included among the negative effects, related to the ongoing growth of the Internet and rapidly increasing rates of digital adoption, are the creation, deployment and proper disposal of ICTs; that key environmental challenges facing society include energy consumption and measures to enhance efficiency, recycling harmonization, as well as climate change; and that climate change is a concern for all of humanity and requires efforts on the part of all sectors of society, including the ICT sector. Considering: that in Kyoto, in December 1997, the world took concrete steps to mitigate global warming with an international agreement to limit and reduce greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions; that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimated GHG emission had risen by more than 70% since 1970; and this is having a global effect in warming the planet, causing changing weather patterns, rising sea-levels, desertification, shrinking ice cover and other worrying long-term effects. It also foresees a further rise in average global temperatures of between 1.4 and 5.8° Centigrade by 2100; that the use of ICTs as a key component of energy-efficient standardization work methods could include the reduction of emissions through paperless meetings, virtual conferencing and tele-working, which in turn would be beneficial in terms of reducing the need to travel; that ICTs play a vital ro