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        Breaking down the city challenge into these   efficiency,  onsite  generation  and  holistic   can allow campuses to balance  their
        smaller, more manageable segments of a   management.                     energy  and  carbon books.  For example,
        city  and  adopting  policies  and  practices                            a  move  from a  traditional  three  tier  ICT
        at  the  campus  level  will  allow more   The Net Zero Campus           network design to a two tier one can save
        participation and localized action. So long   Though global  carbon  emissions  from   up to 30% in  energy use. It  also  reduces
        as this is coordinated at the city, we could   the  information  and  communications   the number of components and materials
        really  accelerate  transformational  plans.   technology (ICT) sector are still in low single   required hence reducing the overall carbon
        This could begin with a target of achieving   digit  numbers, it  is  anticipated  that  the   footprint. One  the  other  end,  the  use  of
        net zero energy, that is, the total amount of   proportion  of global  energy  consumption   AI in rooftop solar solutions can enhance
        energy used on an annual basis would be   from enterprise and data center networks   the  yield  of energy from  the  same area,
        equal to the  amount of renewable  energy   will nearly  double by  2030 from the 2020   advances  in  battery  storage  technology
        created  onsite. This  step  would set  every   baseline.  Technology can also provide   also allow greater yields, all together giving
        campus, and  therefore  city,  on  a  path   avoidance  of carbon footprint,  this  is   each campus a greater ability to reach net
        towards  carbon neutrality  and  ultimately   known as the carbon handprint. According   zero  and  therefore  our  cities  and  nations
        net zero. Net zero refers to removing from   to figures from the Global e-Sustainability   too.
        the atmosphere, an amount of greenhouse   Initiative (GeSI), the  carbon  handprint  of

                      ICT Load Expected to Grow Even With Systems Becoming More Efficient Over The Decade
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        gases  (GHGs)  –  carbon  dioxide  (CO2),   ICT could  be ten times  (10x)  that  of its   To learn more about the net zero campus,
        methane  (CH4),  nitrous  oxide  (N2O)  and   footprint by 2030.         scan the code to download the white paper.
        Fluorinated Gases – equal to those emitted
        by  human  activity.  Transitioning  to  a  net   The net zero campus leverages technology
        zero world is one of the greatest challenge’s   to address  three dimensions.  Abatement
        humankind has faced.                 of energy and  carbon through what  we
                                             call  ‘Carbon  Conscious  ICT’,  improved
        Many  governments  around the  world   management  of energy &  carbon  through
        have  committed to reducing their  overall   ‘Carbon  Conscious  Energy  Intelligence’
        emissions,  some  have  set  a  goal  of   and improved distributed renewable energy
        achieving  net  zero  emissions  by  2050  or   generation  and storage through Digital
        even sooner. To achieve these targets and   Power solutions.
        reduce urban emissions, technology must
        play a central role in improving the energy   Innovations  across  these  three  domains







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