DIGITAL ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS CAMPAIGN(DESSC)

http://www.digitalenergysolutions.org/

Christopher Hankin, Executive Director

12/18/2013

GEF CEO Forum on Innovation Partnership

DESSC Mission and Historyo Mission:

Supporting policies that drive sustainable development/growth by advancing intelligent transportation systems, building energy management systems, smart logistics, smart grid, and other other ICT-enabled solutions.o History:

2008 – launched as the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign;

2010 -- ITI agreed to host DESC;

2012 – Became DESSC, better reflecting the potential role of ICT solutions in water management.

Affiliate Members

Member Co-Chairs

Corporate Members

Technology and Carbon Emissions

Use Computing to Improve Energy Savings Outside Information and

Communications Technology

98% = The Big Opportunity

Drive Computingto Be More Energy Efficient

~2% Opportunity

Potential impacts from ICTo Large Savings

o Smarter 2020: The Role of ICT in Driving a Sustainable Future(GeSI, 2012): o 16.5% cut globally in GHG by 2020o $1.9 trillion in savings

o A Defining Framework for Intelligent Efficiency (ACEEE, 2012)o 12-22% cut in energy use in U.S.o Tens to hundreds of billions in savings

o Leading by Example 2.0 (C2ES, 2013)o 24% reduction in federal GHG emissionso $5 billion in energy savings through 2020

o At Low Costso ICT sector GHG emissions increase from 1.3% to 2.3% in 2020

while saving 7 times that amount (GESI, 2012)

Projects – C2ES Research/Reportso Federal agencies are executing important ICT-enabled

solutions, but often without proper attention, reward, nor scorecarding.

o Eight case studies featured in “Leading by Example: Using Information and Communication Technologies to Achieve Federal Sustainability Goals.”

o Policy obstacles and recommendations in “Leading by Example 2.0: How Information and Communication Technologies Help Federal Agencies Meet Sustainability Goals”

Projects -- ISEP

o In June 2012, at Rio+20, DESSC, The Climate Group, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and the UN Foundation announced a commitment in support of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, the “ICTs for Sustainable Energy Partnership” (ISEP).

o ISEP is focused on realizing the ICT industry’s potential in enabling the goals of the UN’s SE4All initiative.

o The initiative is currently quite active in Europe, and we are hopeful of significant activity in 2014 in India; The Climate Group serves as the secretariat.

Projects -- Chesapeake Conservancy o The Conservancy project promotes water quality in

healthy watersheds using ICT to identify and protect naturally high functioning landscape features (NHFLFs).

o Three phases, all funded in whole or in part by DESSC.o Phase I – researched best practices, and issued report, “The

Emerging Role of Technology in Precision Conservation.”o Phase 2 – conducted landscape analysis of the Chester and

Choptank River watersheds. Formal report due by Xmas.o Phase 3– proposal for 2014 is to: create web-based tools, work

with partner orgs to use the tools and data, help define standards and methods, and more.

Projects – CIE/DESSC MOUo At the US-China 4th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum,

DESSC signed an MOU with the Chinese Institute for Electronics.

o The MOU is to enable future cooperation in promoting energy efficiency via ICT. Activities are to include:o Guides on best practices;o Reports on ICT promoting low-carbon economic development;o Symposia and conferences;o Industry policy and information exchanges.

o Considering a large conference in Beijing next fall.

Projects – President’s Climate Change Plan

o ICT can help advance the Plan’s objectiveso Federal leadership in reducing GHGso Expanding the use of ESPCs, ando Enhancing resilience to climate change

o Climate plan highlights need to enhance resilience and calls for a toolkit and a climate data Initiative.

o Through real-time monitoring and optimization, ICT offers potential to enhance nation’s resilience (eg, water efficiencies; utility outages; early warning systems; and improved modeling/mapping of risks.