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Confidential and proprietary material for authorized Verizon personnel only. Use, disclosure or distribution of this material is not permitted to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement.
Broadband: It’s the Green Network
Supernova June 17, 2008 Chris Lloyd Verizon Communications
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The Big Idea
Broadband networks must play a central role in achieving our
energy- efficiency and environmental goals.
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The Green Power of IT
WhatifICTcouldhelpdrama4callyreducethe98%ofCO2Emissionsproducedbyallotherindustriesandindividual
consump4on?
*Gartner, (2007) “Green IT: The New Industry Shockwave” Presentation at Symposium/Itxpo conference, April 2007.
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Verizon: 21st Century Solutions for Energy Challenges
1. Making our network more efficient.
2. Using alternative sources of energy to power our network.
3. Looking at ways to save energy at our facilities, with our fleets.
4. Practicing lifecycle management of our equipment.
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Broadband: Green Technology
Telecommuting 600M Tons Teleconferencing 199.8M Tons E-Conservation 67.2M Tons E-Commerce 206.3M Tons TOTAL 1B TONS
AmericanConsumerIns/tuteStudy,2007
In total, use of broadband networks can decrease our dependence on oil up to 11% over the next 10 years.
- American Consumer Institute Study, 2007
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Broadband & Telecommuting/Teleconferencing
The average teleworker saves 62 hours in commuting time $1,201 in commuting costs and 1,751 pounds of emissions not dispersed
into the environment. - Telework Exchange Study, March 11th, 2008
SAVES: 600M Tons & 199.8M Tons
Office-to-office teleconferencing applications have fundamentally changed. And new broadband speeds allow workers to have a real virtual
presence from home too. For example, in 2007, Verizon began offering FiOS symmetrical internet access with speeds up to 20/20 megs.
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Broadband & Paperless Downloads
If 50% of the 2.5 billion DVD’s and VHS tapes rented per year were delivered via Video on Demand, it would reduce
energy equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of about 200,000 households.
- Consumer Electronics Association Study, 2007
In today’s fast-paced world, consumers won’t wait. With new broadband speeds, they don’t have to.
Downloading music, video, books now saves time and energy.
SAVES: 67.2M Tons
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Broadband & Smart Transportation
By mapping out routes UPS saves 28.5 million miles annually which results in roughly 3 million gallons of gas and CO2
emissions reductions of 31,000 metric tons.
- The New York Times (December 9, 2007)
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Action Agenda
What we know: Broadband can play a greater role in facilitating energy efficiency
We need public policies to speed:
More ubiquitous deployment
Development of innovative applications which promote energy efficient behaviors
Measurement – mechanisms in place to demonstrate the impact
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Sources • Broadband Services: Economic and Environmental Benefits, 2007, American Consumer
Institute • Contribution of ICT to Climate Change Mitigation, Report to World Economic Forum, 2008
(Dennis Pamlin at WWF) • Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact of Telecommuting and e-Commerce, 2007,
Consumer Electronics Association • Farmers bet on high tech, Associated Press (May 25, 2008) • Gartner (2007), “Green IT: The New Industry Shockwave” Presentation at Symposium
/ITxpo conference, April 2007 • Information and Communication Technologies: The Power of Productivity, 2008, American
Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (Skip Laitner) • Left-Hand-Turn Elimination, The New York Times (December 9, 2007). • Sustainability at the Speed of Light, 2002, Dennis Pamlin, Global Policy Advisor for World
Wildlife Fund • The Internet Economy and Global Warming, 1999, Joe Romm, senior fellow at Center for
American Progress • Towards a High-Bandwidth, Low-Carbon Future, 2007, Telstra (Australian telco) • Want to save the planet? Stay home., USA Today Blog (May 20, 2008) • WWF Report: First Global ICT Strategy for CO2 Reductions (June 3rd, 2008)
(NOTE: June 20th – Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI) releases study on the environmental benefits of ICT)
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