Officials campaigning to get IT addressed at theCopenhagen climate talksin December are writing proposals which they hope will get a
mention.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU)) and the OECD
are fighting to get IT addressed during the talks, which will shape
the world's response to climate change over the coming years.
At the moment there is no plan to mention how technology could
contribute to measuring and lowering emissions. Catalina McGregor,
founder of the government's Green ICT delivery unit, is helping to
push the initiative through in her role as the ITU liaison officer
to the OECD and the European Commission.
She went to
talks in Barcelona last week with Deutsche Telekom and the
OECD, and the group is now writing a short text it wants included
in the Copenhagen agreement.
It also wants developing countries to be able to apply for funds
that will support their use of green IT.
The group will announce its recommendations on 15 December.
McGregor said, "It could potentially do a world of good, offering a
wider range of clean tech solutions to work in combination."
She added the announcement will be the only IT-related message
at Copenhagen. "The point will have been made, but I cannot be
certain of the outcome."